[lock-free]

Is this sarcastic? Rent control drives up rent. It doesn't make housing cheaper, it's just NIMBYism that renters get to participate in

[runarberg]

What? rent control drives up rent like minimum wage drives wages down. There is some serious dissonance to the real world here.

[lock-free]

The freakonomics podcast had a decent episode about this. They frequently host liberal economic ideas as well, so don't assume the opinions come from some landowner backed think tank.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/rent-control/

In the real world, places with rent control are the most expensive and have gotten more expensive. It does not help housing prices.