tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5171762816887330208..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Shock Doctrine: Zounds!! OMG debt SELL THE LAND NOWMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-59448573930262384962012-05-19T09:56:37.941+08:002012-05-19T09:56:37.941+08:00Of course, given how high real-estate prices have ...Of course, given how high real-estate prices have been recently, making more land available for construction is bound to be politically popular, even if it doesn't make much economic sense.<br /><br />I sense a trap for the DPP here. If they oppose this move, the KMT can then simply point at them and state "these people know you have to overpay for your apartment/condo/house, and they want it to stay that way." Of course the true reasons have much to do with Taiwan's politico-economic structure, but in an election, such a simple and semi-logical accusation would be fatal to the DPP.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-85721589789941181682012-05-16T10:13:37.390+08:002012-05-16T10:13:37.390+08:00Selling lands to fill in the debt? Screw with the ...Selling lands to fill in the debt? Screw with the KMT... it's so frustrating.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073275169438559834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72493273823910521442012-05-16T08:42:51.359+08:002012-05-16T08:42:51.359+08:00Thanks for this article. The DPP and TSU in the LY...Thanks for this article. The DPP and TSU in the LY just proposed a recall of Ma Ying-jeou for Ma's first term presidency -- 7 days before the first presidency is over. So ......Taiwan Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018124148446093746noreply@blogger.com