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Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by maccam94 on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @12:53AM (#10263376)
As long as demand outstrips supply, prices will go up. How much depends on how big the gap is. Government action can try to limit this (subsidizing construction in nearby areas, improving public transit to areas with more room to build, slashing police budgets to increase the crime rate....) but it only works if it can shift the demand.
Re:Silicon Valley’s Economic Indicator: Caltrain Ridership by politician on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @02:10AM (#10263542)
> slashing police budgets to increase the crime rate [to reduce housing prices]

That sounds interesting -- can you point me to any documentation about this practice, or are you just brainstorming?