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I'm so sick of these economic arguments about supply and demand over housing. Basic housing should be provided free of charge by the govt using taxes. Anything above basic and we can start talking about market forces.

Its like arguing about whether to eat apples or oranges on Mars when you can't even get to Mars. Its irrelevant. The alternative is society gets a lot worse for a lot of people and tinkering with plugging legal gaps doesn't address the issue of whether we think people are entitled to a place to live if they are part of our society.

Going back in time, do you think the local village is going to let its warriors or farmers sleep outside in the cold with no shelter then expect them to work as a community for the benefit of the village elders?

Its a core issue, everything else is just busywork at this stage.