The solution is to build more. The free market should take of it. But the market is not free, local economic interests wield sufficient political power to preve

The solution is to build more. The free market should take of it. But the market is not free, local economic interests wield sufficient political power to prevent this. This is happening in almost every medium and big cities in the U.S. It is capturing a big chunk of the productivity gains in the whole economy. It is a tax from one generation to the next. A national solution is needed.