tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post2571937935504435656..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: How Women Drive Housing Prices and Men Drive RentsCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-50121860468954469522007-11-23T17:24:00.000-08:002007-11-23T17:24:00.000-08:00You're absolutely right. All I'd want is a big so...You're absolutely right. All I'd want is a big soundproofed shed in the back yard so that i can put my drum kit in it, and all my gear. My wife can have the house - I'll just sleep, eat, shower and sh1t in it :)<BR/><BR/>I just voted today - feeling a bit nervous! Hope lil Johnny Howard doesn't get the boot! Go libs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-24129792995920115102007-11-23T14:59:00.000-08:002007-11-23T14:59:00.000-08:00It puzzles me why housing is so cheap in Switzerla...It puzzles me why housing is so cheap in Switzerland. Land is so scarce because of the mountains and the state regulatory which prefers to hand out land only for agricultural purposes, not for construction. Also interest rates are very low. My personal experience is that finding a place to build a house is so difficult in this country that everybody prefers to live in apartments instead. Only 30 percent own a house. In Germany the number is 40 percent, in the US it's over 60 percent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com