Germany would need much fewer new buildings if the population of Germany would not be growing. Likewise the number of employed people is increasing and yet there are not enough workers to build housing.
This shows you’re thinking onedimensional. People move into cities, cities are already overpopulated, so we need housing in the cities even if our population was shrinking. Also, we don’t just need any kind of housing, we need affordable housing, especially for lower income groups. Also, just because the number of employed people is rising doesn’t mean the number of people in relevant fields is rising. Plus, you are actually wrong if you think the number of people employed was rising - we are facing a sharp drop off of people in the workforce because the boomer generation is about to retire or are already retiring.
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This shows you’re thinking onedimensional. People move into cities, cities are already overpopulated, so we need housing in the cities even if our population was shrinking. Also, we don’t just need any kind of housing, we need affordable housing, especially for lower income groups. Also, just because the number of employed people is rising doesn’t mean the number of people in relevant fields is rising. Plus, you are actually wrong if you think the number of people employed was rising - we are facing a sharp drop off of people in the workforce because the boomer generation is about to retire or are already retiring.