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by conanbatt 3139 days ago
> I have a feeling rent control is the only way we will ever get to the point where we remove this 'investment' opportunity.

And also remove the opportunity to live in the city. Rent-control is one of those policies that the economic community has consensus that its one of the worst things you can do.

"In many cases rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing."