OOC: I thought as much. But don't forget that we're only buying the buildings, not the land - as a first approximation, I'd say that cuts the cost in half.
And only about half of those 345,000 homes are surplus. The others are summer homes, corporate suites, and other rarely-used residences.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
And only about half of those 345,000 homes are surplus. The others are summer homes, corporate suites, and other rarely-used residences.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012