Almost none of the pro-housing/YIMBY people I know disagree with this statement, yet we're all constantly lectured as though we think allowing more market-rate housing will solve every problem with the housing market. It won't! This is not a revelation! https://twitter.com/DavidKlion/status/974652223685881856 …
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Replying to @ShaneDPhillips
Paul Krugman and Ed Glaeser, both with very, very powerful platform, and both disparage rental protections.
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Replying to @drschweitzer @ShaneDPhillips
If I can stretch a bit on this metaphor, I feel as if a lot of rent protections are like opioids... powerful pain relief, but addictive and have serious costs down the road...
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Do Glaeser and/or Krugman propose alternative methods of protecting low-income renters? Or do they just assume in a less restricted market that they're more likely to have abundant choices?
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Replying to @Electric3rdRail @drschweitzer
I'm not sure myself. I suspect they would say a better system would be to provide direct means-tested rental assistance as an entitlement, and that fewer people would need that assistance in a context of abundant housing.
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Which I agree with and think would be great, I just don't think it's at all realistic in the near/medium term.
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Replying to @ShaneDPhillips @Electric3rdRail
No. I have never seen either of them discuss rental assistance programs in a favorable way. My guess is that they would argue either for vouchers or an increase in the EITC.
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In "Rethinking Fed Hsg Policy" Glaeser says we should just give cash, and if we really want it to be housing specific, vouchers, tho maybe he says the total amount should be increased?
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Replying to @DanielKayHertz @drschweitzer and
Less conservative than Glaeser (& arguably better informed on housing policy) neoclass econs have sometimes argued for universal vouchers and have often suggested very low income (30% Ami or similar). (Misses big group in the 30-50 range.) John Quigley best known perhaps for this
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Replying to @DanImmergluck @DanielKayHertz and
Alas, John left us awhile ago :(.
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I really liked his papers on homelessness.
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