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The great housing supply contradiction

This time the contradictory stories about rent control and housing supply are in Minnesota

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Cameron Murray
Jul 24, 2022
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Rent control fails once again. Ha ha! It’s ECON101 dumb dumb.

Do I need to teach you that again?!

That’s what they all sound like in my head. Never mind the facts. Blurt out whatever you like.

It is happening now with calls to limit rent increases on existing tenants in Australia.

But almost without fail, those who yell the loudest hold two logically inc…

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