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		WOTERMEON 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does Britain feel so poor? Buy from who? If costs would be cheap, who would want to sell assets?

Jensson 9 months ago [–]

If costs would be cheap then the owner bought them for cheap as well so wouldn't need to sell for much to make profits.

The deadlock today comes from people needing to sell for much since they are bound up by massive loans, but that could have been avoided.

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