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Re: 2009 List Of Libs

Posted by trainsarefun on Tue Dec 29 18:20:20 2009, in response to Re: 2009 List Of Libs, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Dec 29 13:20:52 2009.

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zoning, because that doesn't make housing more expensive

It can definitely create scarcity and waste limited land resources. Instead of consumer demand being able to decide things in the marketplace, a master plan does. That's wonderful when the master plan isn't all that bad, but how often does that happen?

there's no federal requirement for land zoning.

No, but it's been held to be within the reach of a State's "police power".

Rent control preceded that unrelated decision, anyhow.

Widespread rent control really came into its own in the postwar era, between the inflation, scarcity, and booming population.

Mercifully it's being very, very slowly phased out in NYC, which is at least some progress.



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