> corporations are allowed to build I agree with the basic premise of what you're saying, but, the issue isn't with "corporations are allowed to build" vs "ind

> corporations are allowed to build I agree with the basic premise of what you're saying, but, the issue isn't with "corporations are allowed to build" vs "individuals are not" since, for everything but single-family housing (and even sometimes then), corporations are the ones doing the building. The issue, as I see it, is a lack of building of low-income housing due to a real or perceived (and it's a mix of both) issues that they cause and working against powerful community lobbies in urban/affluent neighborhoods. Doesn't help that some people cry discrimination or segregation of the poor if you suggest to build dense affordable housing far outside the city center and it also doesn't help that we lack the ability to invest in -- or even build on realistic timeframes and for realistic budgets -- the kind of public transit system which would make those kinds of developments work well.