People will cry foul this will drive costs up in the long term. But we are far removed from free market economics since cities have put restrictions in building

People will cry foul this will drive costs up in the long term. But we are far removed from free market economics since cities have put restrictions in building new housing thus keeping real estate prices artficially high. Now the state puts rent cost restrictions that will drive the prices of real estate down. Rent control seems to be used as a means to an end rather than a goal on itself because politics.