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All you have to do is look at the final effect, Z. The stated purpose X may or may not be the intended purpose Y. Even if stated purpose X genuinely = intended
by imjustsaying 8y ago
All you have to do is look at the final effect, Z. The stated purpose X may or may not be the intended purpose Y. Even if stated purpose X genuinely = intended purpose Y, the actual effect Z matters the most. You're spot on.
- olfactory 8y agoExactly. Some such policies/laws may be "worth it" because they have other socially desirable outcomes that we rank more highly than affordable housing. What's odd when seeing my comment get down-voted to oblivion is that I am not making a value judgment about the laws/policies, simply mentioning that many of the ones listed have unintended consequences when it comes to housing affordability. As usual, downvotes are used instead of a counter-argument because whoever does it lacks the sophistication required to offer one :)
- throwawaysea 8y agoI'm not sure what you mean by 'actual effect Z', but citizens and their local governments had many valid reasons as to why they enacted each of those policies and constraints. For many people, the value of those policies will be more important than having more-affordable housing.