Wonder Why Your Rent Is High? Because Everyone Decided They Want to Live Alone

[gepardi]

This article said nothing about zoning.

People can live alone, affordably, with a higher supply of housing, not just for rent and purchase, but we’ve gotta build much more than single family zoning.

[HarryHirsch]

We need to build housing, full stop: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST

The country stopped keeping up with housing demand in the 1980's. Combine that with centralization and abandonment of the countryside, it's no wonder that prices are where they are.

[anonuser123456]

> we’ve gotta build much more than single family zoning.

Just not in my neighborhood.

[BMc2020]

Welcome to Discourse, a new online journal of politics, economics and culture published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

[HarryHirsch]

Strange that the Koch brother mole, of all people, does not not understand supply-side economics. Also strange that they are seemingly in favour of kommunalkas.