If you were in the city government of a large western city, you'd know there's a huge number of often conflicting demands of the citizenry. Most of them do not

If you were in the city government of a large western city, you'd know there's a huge number of often conflicting demands of the citizenry. Most of them do not support building enough housing for all potential visitors. And while many are not explicitly opposed to increased housing for future residents, few will want that to happen close to where they live. If you go directly against the wishes of most of the residents, you will not find yourself in the city government for very long. So I think this "simply build enough housing" is only a good solution in internet forum comments.