The more I think about this, the more i think a. This still doesn’t address the fact that price controls lead to shortages and b. You’re in the UK, it’s not the same. And you’re not an American, we are very different

I feel your pain

I guess I figured a degree of regulation and enforcement would be included

When you say “designed to enrich individuals at the expense of the people,” you are NOT talking about elected representatives? Bc they all seem to be raking it in, at least here in America

I think there is ample opportunity for corruption in both cases and the best safeguard against it is transparency

I couldn’t find that word and I’m not even sure it exists tbh

Awesome!

It pairs well with the “we can trust government to handle this” take

Price controls lead invariably to shortages. Who decides who is “allowed” to move into this finite supply of rent controlled dwellings? Recipe for graft and corruption imo

And incentivize builders to construct affordable housing