Unfortunately, the housing debate is tied up in the nation's cultural grudge match. To some commentators, efforts to reduce government regulation in the housing area amount to a liberal plot to destroy our God-given right to a lawn and picket fence. ... Tucker Carlson portrayed efforts to loosen up zoning laws as an attempt to "eliminate suburbs" and "destroy the lives of people who live in nice places."
.... Southern cities used zoning and freeway construction precisely to segregate African Americans.
Instead of stirring up resentment, conservatives could note that the era's progressives devised many of these rules. .... They think that building $700,000-per-unit subsidized "affordable" housing projects is the best way to help lower-income people find better housing—rather than allowing the market to work its magic.
... Voters shouldn't decide what others do on their property. ... The goal should be to reduce regulations across the board, so builders can more easily respond to market demand by building whatever consumers want to buy. Defending antiquated zoning laws will not accomplish that objective, for the same reason government control of any product or service only distorts the supply and demand process. (Read the full article at this link)
Rod's Comment: I agree with the arguments of this article. For more of my views regarding the issue of affordable housing, see the following:
The dream of homeownership is becoming more elusive by the day
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