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by llamaimperative 527 days ago
Do crimes have a liquid market with supply and demand mechanics?

If so, then sure, you can blame every criminal for x% of every crime, I guess.

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>Even if the bureaucracy is the worst offender, every foreigner buying a house still results in 1 less house for Spaniards.

It's pretty clear that supply and demand isn't a consideration here, and the commenter is strictly focusing on the aspect that one house is being removed from the housing supply.

If you remove a house from the supply, by any method, there is one fewer house in said supply.