I honestly don't think you have any rules to lay down for me ;) A basement may sometimes actually be necessary, but what does that have to do with not complaining about prices?
You misunderstood that. I did not
establish the rule, but only
formulated it. Reality dictates something like that, and unfortunately it is extremely resistant to advice and undemocratic. And if complaining about prices would lead to their decrease, then I would of course keep that in mind before every purchase ;-)
You're not forced to build where a basement becomes necessary
In wishful thinking land, of course not, but where is that (and how far do you commute from there to work)?