When we look at subdivisions of houses, we see a great deal of similarity. In countless subdivisions, there are block after block after block of houses, all pretty much the same. Almost all are “stick-built”. Crews of block layers, framers, roofers, plumbers, electricians, and others in the building trades put them up quickly. The cost of most houses is inflated by inspections, codes, regulations, and graft paid to those who inspect for violations of code regulations.
One could imagine a Giant Injection Molding machine taken to a new development. In a few days, it would mold all the wall sections, both underground and aboveground, for all the houses. A few more days would be spend molding all the roof components. Then, all the necessary dormers would be injection molded.
After that, roof sections would be molded. Like every other part of the homes, each would be made with the desired textures, surface design, and color. Then, doors and windows would be produced. As components were molded, they’d be wheeled into place and assembled. In a month or so, all the houses in the subdivision would be done. Each house would weigh, maybe, 3,000 or 4,000 pounds. Material cost per house would be about $6-8000.00. Molding costs would be $1-2,000. Assembly costs wouldn’t be much more, since wires, pipes, and ducts would be molded into each section. For $15-20,000.00, including lot and landscaping, a family could have a brand new house.
After the houses for one subdivision were completed, the Giant Injection Molding machine would be trucked to the next location.
One of the Great Lies is told by people who, though dimly aware that the above paragraphs are well within the proven Realm of Doability, absolutely refuse to follow their demands for “Cheap housing for everyone who needs it so desparately!” with actually bringing together the mature technologies that could provide it. Such people do have control of huge bureaucracies and countless billions in tax receipts, so they could solve the “housing problem”, if they wanted.
It is not necessary to wonder why what is said to be “desperately needed” is never delivered by the very people who cry most loudly for it. It is the nature of the beast. (Find myself wondering, should that last word have a capitol “B”?)
