> Giving cash away to developers By "YIMBYism" I just mean "making it legal for developers to develop"—no cash transfers necessary. When more housing gets buil

> Giving cash away to developers By "YIMBYism" I just mean "making it legal for developers to develop"—no cash transfers necessary. When more housing gets built, housing prices go down (supply and demand), which helps alleviate problems like homelessness. However, one of the biggest reasons why policies that reduce housing costs face political opposition is that people fear that lower costs will attract criminals to the neighborhood. By arresting and imprisoning the criminals, you neutralize this source of opposition. In short, locking up the bad guys is a necessary step to "fight poverty in good faith".