Okay, fine, but the op that he's replying to suffered the same flaw by pointing to cases of politically connected wealthy people in rent-controlled apartments.

Okay, fine, but the op that he's replying to suffered the same flaw by pointing to cases of politically connected wealthy people in rent-controlled apartments. Where's the proof that rent-control inflicts large systemic damage across all groups? It's certainly not in the topic's article (see my other post).