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In that case, I blame economists because it’s our job to explain to people how the world works.
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Nah, you can't blame Cassandra for the Trojan War, and you can't blame economists for shitty economic policies.
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Cassandra was right though! Can we really say the same?
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I don't often claim to be confident about much when it comes to economic policy, but I'm pretty confident about this one---demand subsidies aren't going to put a real dent in housing affordability unless the underlying structural issues are addressed (which I view as mostly stemming from over-regulation and monetary inflation.)
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I meant the broad economist "we", but you're probably right that we generally would have this one right.
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I blame the people. The people do not understand how the world works. If they want housing affordability they should stop looking to the federal government for help and pressure their local politicians to relax zoning regulations.