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http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13513173-the-rent-is-too-damn-high http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13513173-the-rent-is-too-... I highly recommend this b
by moultano 13y ago
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13513173-the-rent-is-too-damn-high http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13513173-the-rent-is-too-...
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is constructively concerned about these issues.
- yetanotherphd 13y agoA person can be "constructive" while fundamentally disagreeing with the premise of these protestors. I would recommend the following as a starting point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorems_of_welfare_economics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorems_of_welfare...
- moultano 13y agoThen you'll be happy to know that he attributes the problem to government constraints on supply.
- yetanotherphd 13y agoHehe, touche, I should have at least read the summary :) But my link is also very relevant to the discussion and covers a different issue. EDIT: in particular, high rents don't necessarily imply that supply should be increased, sometimes it just means poor people need to move somewhere else.