The alternative to building housing is not building housing, which is not a solution to the housing problem either. Yes, wealth inequality needs to be solved,

The alternative to building housing is not building housing, which is not a solution to the housing problem either. Yes, wealth inequality needs to be solved, and its implications harm society through myriad aspects of it. That doesn't change the fact that building, especially for density, is a good thing. No, don't build 50 story apartment blocks adjacent 2 lane country roads with no transit, of course, duh? Modernizing American cities, all of them, will take trillions of capital to fix the collapsing infrastructure and dramatically increase the density, but doing so would confer force multipliers to productivity that are stymied by participatory isolation over distance. People could be much more successful in life if they had access to opportunities they cannot reach so long as the closest they can get to an urban business district is several hours away by bus.