The land that is 'released' also already exists. It's just in government hands. > Then there's zoning. We have wild agricultural zoning practices that prevent

The land that is 'released' also already exists. It's just in government hands. > Then there's zoning. We have wild agricultural zoning practices that prevent agricultural land, even shitty agricultural land, from becoming residential. Yes, there are land restrictions. But that limits land use. Not the total amount of land.