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29 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 26 Nov \ parent \ on: The Economic and Social Consequences of Rent Control econ
Is it just pandering, or does nyc actually have a problem with housing?
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 26 Nov
They have problems with housing, because no one wants to build housing if they can't charge enough to break even on it.
It's pandering, because the democrat party leadership know the policy will make the situation worse, but also that people will vote for it.
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 26 Nov
Isn’t that the dialectic in action? Create a problem, get a reaction and impose your communist solutions. The state wants to make problems because all the solutions require you to give up your freedoms and liberty.
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