ArticDweller
ArticDweller t1_j9ii4ib wrote
Reply to comment by Funktownajin in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription
Rent control is a tried and tested way to cause failure in a housing market and stagnate urban areas
ArticDweller t1_j9ikwgj wrote
Reply to comment by Funktownajin in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription
I agree with you that zoning laws are heinous. I disagree with you on rent control, there’s a reason market economies work and it’d be pretty weird if they didn’t work for this one thing. Price controls cause shortages, full stop.