Fair cop on the supply/ demand.
But I think we are inching towards the idea that we can look at a lot of other levers on the supply side other than increasing the number of dwellings built.
Great link on the Finnish system.
Good mixture of state and market forces with lots of imaginative alternatives.
Difficult to set up in a country like Australia.
Not enough thought is given to the indirect effects of poverty and homelessness.
We would rather spend 20k on treating your under the bridge person's pneumonia than 10k on fixing their housing situation [warning, warning socialist alert ].
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Fair cop on the supply/ demand.But I think we are inching...
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