tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3121135318832857965..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: What's the Matter With San Francisco? (A Lefty Gets It)Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-84171164086658603352016-02-02T14:11:37.116-05:002016-02-02T14:11:37.116-05:00If he "gets" some small part of the prob...If he "gets" some small part of the problem it's only after thirty years of its being obvious to plenty of other people. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer...Robert P. Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061827545605370552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49185234571460268252016-02-01T20:04:52.953-05:002016-02-01T20:04:52.953-05:00He barley gets anything at all. He is still an una...He barley gets anything at all. He is still an unapologetic progressive statist with just enough brain cells to notice a mistake central planners made. I guess even that is a worthy news story for San Fransisco.Matthew Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967357155163097445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-51633816778599830792016-02-01T13:53:52.999-05:002016-02-01T13:53:52.999-05:00Yep. Well said. I was too generous. :-)Yep. Well said. I was too generous. :-)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671418246991333854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49174179766102020842016-02-01T12:57:43.450-05:002016-02-01T12:57:43.450-05:00Well, he kind of gets it. He still hasn't real...Well, he kind of gets it. He still hasn't really learned the full economics behind the problems. He still advocated govt subsidies for "low cost housing" etc. <br /><br />And I just love the "who could have known?" tone towards the end. No, it's certainly not like those of his ilk completely ignored those who were no doubt telling them at the time that this would beNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671418246991333854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45322121633387452012016-02-01T12:44:27.551-05:002016-02-01T12:44:27.551-05:00"A comprehensive agenda for affordability req..."A comprehensive agenda for affordability requires additional investments in subsidies for affordable housing. Given the realities of economic inequality, there are large numbers of people who would never be able to afford market-rate housing here, even in a better-functioning market.."<br /><br />Of course, we all recognize that the author "doesn't get it" in this crucialCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417810805625984670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52898959217858581962016-02-01T12:20:59.284-05:002016-02-01T12:20:59.284-05:00No, Metcalfe doesn't "get it." He se...No, Metcalfe doesn't "get it." He sees a problem (lack of new housing) but he is blind to the cause (force and coercion rather than voluntary exchange). He just wants to employ force to satisfy his special interests because of course his special interests are the smartest things to do. He concludes: "But this new version of San Francisco needs a revived reform agenda that Brian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.com