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		incompatible 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 Well, who these days can't afford to build their own Art Deco skyscraper complex in New York? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Center

throwaway2037 3 months ago [–]

That is a cheeky reply, but some light research tells me that the Rockefeller family borrowed huge sums of money to build that complex. Also, modern day technology billionaires worth 50B+ USD could easily build their own Hudson Yards -- the modern day equivalent of Rockefeller Center in New York City.

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