>$1,000 in 1977 buys a whole hell of a lot less VALUE than it does in 2017. Computers, phones
If you consider computers and phones more essential than healthcare, education and a roof over your head, sure.
If you consider computers and phones more essential than healthcare, education and a roof over your head, sure.
I wonder if that is partly information asymmetry. A person who buys a passivhaus knows what they're getting. But normal people pour their finance into granite countertops, inferior construction materials/labour and exhibit poor taste in a way that makes them ultimately poorer.