Re: Using higher amperage receptacles with lower amperage breakers
^This, in the US it is reversed, wood is cheap and concrete/masonry is expensive. A standard 8' 2X4" wall stud is about $2 at most major home improvement stores (and even cheaper for builders who buy in bulk from suppliers), while an 8X8X16" concrete block costs about the same, but it takes a lot more concrete blocks to make a wall than wood studs (standard building code in the US has the studs spaced 16" on center). for example a single 16" (8' high) section of wall would cost about $5 with wood (2 studs, top plate, and bottom plate) and over $20 with concrete blocks (this is just structure, and doesn't factor in sheeting, insulation and drywall which would be required for both wall).
Not really subsidized, but the US has lots of forests and lost of cheap undeveloped land in rural areas for "tree farms" so as a result lumber is plentiful and cheap to produce.
Originally posted by Spork Schivago
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