[esseph]

Except that's not reality, because the wage for most bricklayers in the US is $10-12 higher than the call center job.

A byproduct is the drop in wages in the bricklayer job, as the call center workers that were fired are now fighting for the bricklayer jobs.

[Buttons840]

Also, let's not forget an underlying pillar of society; real-estate must never decrease in value. That doesn't really fit with the theory that we're going to build a lot of real-estate.

[matt-p]

The difference is nowhere near as stark in the UK, and for society a reduction in the cost of building houses or infrastructure is good.