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It is true that housing is too expensive and this is a primary cause of homelessness, but I can't accept the logic that just "building more housing" is the solu
by c22 3y ago
It is true that housing is too expensive and this is a primary cause of homelessness, but I can't accept the logic that just "building more housing" is the solution here. Sure, adding a bunch of empty houses to an area will create a downward pressure on prices, but at best this is temporary. When I look around, the densest cities are also the most expensive to live in so making places denser will only hurt low income earners who want to live there even more. The reality is if we want low income families to be able to live in desirable places the only solution is public subsidization. Just handing this problem to the land developers and removing all zoning restrictions is not going to fix anything in the long run.
- jseliger 3y agoI can't accept the logic that just "building more housing" is the solution here Read the book, and look at the evidence rather than trying to reason from random feelings.
- c22 3y agoThanks, I will read the book, and I have looked at a lot of evidence. However, keep in mind that books are written by people and people make mistakes. There is nothing wrong with using your brain to reason from first principles. Sure if we can indefinitely add huge amounts of housing everywhere year over year we will have "solved" this problem, as the evidence shows! However, I can't imagine this is the best use of our time and resources. I'd rather look for more sustainable solutions.