To complete your argument, quote the increase in residential real estate too. If there was a >=4% increase in residential floor space and number of units, the problem definitely lies elsewhere

Whereas what you say is true, there is a difference in the kind of inheritance. The kind of inheritance that the article talks about means that doing no productive work is in the optimal approach to getting rich.

There are other considerations too, like diversification, nuclear know how, load vs on-demand, local geoeconomics, etc

4 times for expensive is not too bad, big projects usually overrun. It’s even God considering the time overrun, which is shocking.