Are you suggesting that I leave my home, my job, my social life, etc rather than trying to affect changes in policy?
People are complaining about moving to an expensive part of town and finding that it's actually expensive. That's not a problem, just poor judgment.
Because we believe we can effect change. I don't want to screw anyone over but home prices MUST come down regardless of how many second and third mortgages go underwater. What can we do to get you to support new construction?
But let's fix that. Let's do the right thing and get rid of these ridiculous barriers to entry for building affordable housing.
Firstly, we can and should renegotiate not only outrageous pension plans but also outrageous public salary. Or we can just let the local government go bankrupt if the unions won't blink. Maybe we need compensation caps in public office. Sorry for going off-topic but I just wanted to address your premise because it is not solid at all.
I think this proposition will break that spell, and in a democracy, when the housing-haves vote their self-interest, and the have-nots vote theirs, the latter will win in a landslide.