I'm quite sure the OP was using sarcasm. I too feel that Housing Cost is stupid. I mean who is all this gil going to ? why do they need it ? If housing plots cost actual money i could understand them selling this on the Mog Station. But for a NPC to price shit 80 million in gil makes no sense. seriously... all this really doing is causing all FC's to withold gil from flowing back in to the in game economy. They are saving it for Housing.. Saving could take months.. so Why the hell does this even happen.
I'm sure the Art Dev. Team is really happy their hard work is being ignored for the most part.. Housing should be Free> If anything.. it makes you feel pretty crappy to be in FC that can only afford the small house > while your neighbor FC has the Freaking Huge House and taunting you. Yeah that makes everyone feel just great.