Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen since the Great Depression

Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by gcanyon on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:42AM (#37642221)

> We're in this mess because of unregulated capitalism, but sure, removing even more regulations will definitely solve it!

I'm not arguing that removing regulations will solve it, but it is possible to have an island of misery in the middle of two more pleasant extremes. Meaning that both more and less regulation would make the problem better, just in different ways.

To your point, you can't simply ridicule the solution you don't like and call that an argument.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by fnimick on Monday September 25, 2023 @07:46AM (#37642257)

I didn't think I had to be explicit - to look at some regulations with negative effects (zoning protectionism for nimby homeowners) and then extrapolate from that that all regulation is bad, is farcical.

There is a decent argument to be made that I would agree with that regulatory capture on home building is a serious problem. But that's not the argument that was made, instead the parent comment went on to claim that the actual problem is "freeloaders" and all that government regulation preventing the few worthy people from getting off the ground.

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