Rent gouging only works if people are limited in where they rent. If you don't need a job, then you don't need to live near your job and can instead live wherev

Rent gouging only works if people are limited in where they rent. If you don't need a job, then you don't need to live near your job and can instead live wherever the rent is cheapest. Which is usually a small shrinking country town where people are leaving because there are no jobs.