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Making it illegal to build new homes for yuppies does not keep older homes affordable. Rich people just buy the old homes and build luxurious new homes inside their walls, which drives up the price of housing. I understand that this is unsatisfying to people who want housing for the neediest first.

True but a bit flippantly dismissive of people w/ biggest housing needs. Yes rich eat first & poor last in US. But if not AH first it could be same time/place via reasonable IZ policy. Cant expect poor to be satisfied w/ flat or minimally lower rent for still unaffordable substandard housing. 1/

I would be happy to have funded inclusionary zoning or voucher set asides in new construction. I have a problem with unfunded mandates that act as a tax on new middle class housing. You already know this because we have had this conversation a dozen times or more.