We can't solve our housing woes because doing so isn't profitable. Real estate investment is an utter cancer. A blight on our society that contributes to keep

We can't solve our housing woes because doing so isn't profitable. Real estate investment is an utter cancer. A blight on our society that contributes to keeping poor people poor. But the people with the money have the power. They prevent new housing from being built. If it gets built anyways, they buy it up and rent it out, sucking more money from the people that aren't fortunate enough to be able to save 6 figures to make a down payment.