The part that's hard for people to understand is not the basic supply and demand issue, but rather why well-intentioned, good-sounding policies like environment

The part that's hard for people to understand is not the basic supply and demand issue, but rather why well-intentioned, good-sounding policies like environmental review processes, rent control, or mandatory affordable housing quotas don't accomplish what they say they would; to understand the latter requires an understanding of the higher-order repercussions of those policies.