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by CalRobert 451 days ago
Absolutely, I was speaking in generalities.

I actually think the bigger problem is artificial scarcity. Say you and someone else are bidding on a house. Your job is a net good to society and pays x, and someone else has a job which is a net harm and pays 2x. Now you need to decide whether you want a home or want to do something good.

This is only possible because homes (which are not hard to build) have an artificially constrained supply.