Comments on: Why is the housing population ageing? http://funambulism.com/2010/02/why-is-the-housing-population-ageing/ The remnants of a burgeoning ego. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grill http://funambulism.com/2010/02/why-is-the-housing-population-ageing/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Grill Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:17:22 +0000 http://funambulism.com/?p=1367#comment-583 I should read that. But, yes, I had no idea how to answer this question. It was nice working out a way. I should read that. But, yes, I had no idea how to answer this question. It was nice working out a way.

]]> By: elle http://funambulism.com/2010/02/why-is-the-housing-population-ageing/comment-page-1/#comment-569 elle Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:19:54 +0000 http://funambulism.com/?p=1367#comment-569 I would answer thusly: the population is ageing, as in more than 20% (made up figure that sounds about right) of people in the UK are now over 65 cos we've recently suffered an abundance of super medicines (/big pharma shill) and a dearth of world war cullings. As the population lives in houses (and other boxy domiciles), a greater percentage of people in houses are now OLD. (I just read the Ascent of Money. The chapter on housing was my second favourite.) I would answer thusly: the population is ageing, as in more than 20% (made up figure that sounds about right) of people in the UK are now over 65 cos we’ve recently suffered an abundance of super medicines (/big pharma shill) and a dearth of world war cullings. As the population lives in houses (and other boxy domiciles), a greater percentage of people in houses are now OLD.

(I just read the Ascent of Money. The chapter on housing was my second favourite.)

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