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		dahwolf on June 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Britain doesn’t build The answer is obvious: by investing in supply during a downturn you actively help lower prices, which is the opposite goal of investment.

lmm on June 27, 2023 [–]

All trading is like that, that doesn't explain anything. (If that effect was enough to dissuade people from investments, there would be no investments)

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