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That's kind of a straw man argument there, because that's not at all what they are telling you. I don't necessarily agree with what they're saying, but - I wou
by RHSeeger 2y ago
That's kind of a straw man argument there, because that's not at all what they are telling you. I don't necessarily agree with what they're saying, but
- I would assume it's literally impossible to drop 10 million new housing units in any city
- What is the maximum amount of resources it's possible to get to build houses (assume one or more billionaires contribute it, just for the sake of argument)
- So, how many housing units _can_ you drop into a given city, given those resources
- Once those housing units are up and running, how many new people will move to the city
- End game, did the maximum number of houses that were added to the city actually decrease the amount of homelessness in the city
- thephyber 2y agoIt’s not a strawman, it’s a thought exercise to point out that supply and demand do affect both price and availability of units.
- cyberax 2y agoThe magical unicorns also affect the housing prices. Let's continue your analogy: as a side effect of magicking 10 million units, it will also attract a horde of goblins that will take all these new units, making them unavailable for humans. And drive up the prices even further.
- RHSeeger 2y agoYes, supply and demand do affect both price and availability of units. But the person you're replying to seemed to be indicating that they're not the _only_ things that effect price and availability of units. And, specifically, the other facts will work out to prevent homelessness from being reduced.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoNecessary but not sufficient. In particular, a nationwide problem. A million units need to drop in most counties to avoid increasing migration.