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1 house is built. Alice wants to own it to live in it. Bob wants to own it to rent it to Alice. 2 people want to own the house.

• chii 7mo ago
  > 2 people want to own the house. and so how do you decide who gets it? 1) morally. Alice deserves it because her intention is more pure. 2) financially. Bob gets it, because he can pay more for it than alice. Which choice above you make as a policy direction is a reflection of your world view. I'm voting for 2), but i can understand the POV of 1), even tho i disagree with it.
  • hunterpayne 7mo ago
    You are entirely missing the point. The correct answer is to build 2 houses. The problem with these policies is that they artificially restrict demand. If they didn't do that, nobody would have a problem with them.
    • chii 7mo ago
      > The correct answer is to build 2 houses the utopian answer is to build two houses. But we don't live in utopia. The constraints faced today is real (paper or physical). You can't wish it away, and you can't say it's "easier" to just build two houses.
• triceratops 7mo ago
  So build 2 houses.