[nix0n]

> loosening housing regulation is effectively a tax on the current, extremely productive people that live in the Bay Area

No, it's a tax on the landlords. How many producers of value are homeowners and not renters? (At least one person on HN, but I mean proportionally.)

[muninn_]

Figure out a way of discouraging renters and landlords then. Disallow people from renting homes out or something.