[ExI] a note on economy of scale

[BillK]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2026 at 00:23, Russell Standish via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> I don't have our home insurance policy at hand, but I'm pretty sure that is not the case here in Australia:
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> Gemini:
> In Australia, the short answer is no, you generally do not have to rebuild the exact same thing that was there before, but how your payout works depends on whether the insurer manages the rebuild or provides a cash settlement.
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I saw on television that in Australia, you can choose a used house
from a house yard (like a used car lot), and they will jack it up and
transport it to your site. Of course, there are many costs and
complications in arranging everything.
I have never heard of any other country doing this.
BillK