> Source? The ones I have seen say "business-friendly regulations". Zoning also is for businesses too. For example Elon's relatively fast approvals for their n

> Source? The ones I have seen say "business-friendly regulations". Zoning also is for businesses too. For example Elon's relatively fast approvals for their new factories > the infrastructure is only set up for single family homes and the land is covered in them, then you would need massive infrastructure updates which the cities can't afford Again another ludicrous claim. Seriously every country around the world can build this infrastructure for supporting beyond 1 story tall. America is not some special snowflake here. Yes it'll cost some money to upgrade it -- not it's not rocket science nor some giant cost. You're just working backwards justifying why American cities couldn't accommodate anything beyond 1 story tall then grabbing any reason to block it. > Do you have an economics background? Can you explain how the labor cost suddenly decreases as the demand for labor increase and their costs stay the same? I could ask the same to you do you have an economics background? But in any case yes I do. Regarding the labor cost, I was responding to why you think labor costs are a barrier to housing and while it's true, the root cause to solve it goes the other way around. Aka even if labor costs were flat it wouldn't solve the housing crisis. > My position is more nuanced than that. It seems you've already made up your mind and dont care to explore my position. Good luck. It can be as complicated as you want but as the end of the day if it's stemming from blocking housing it really isn't that special.