That's the reason it keeps being tried. The side effects are wide, disparate, and over long timelines so it's easy to obscure the net negatives to the public.

That's the reason it keeps being tried. The side effects are wide, disparate, and over long timelines so it's easy to obscure the net negatives to the public. That plus "If construction rates decline that's the next generations problem. All I want is lower rent now". Which is an effective political gambit.