Comment by Detrytus

It's silly how some people believe in infinite power of "The State". Government can't just will new housing into existence just by passing a bill. Housing costs money. And when I say "money" I really mean "raw materials" and "human labor" and "time". If a city is desirable place to live, with a lot of people coming in then the housing will be expensive. You cannot really work around supply/demand here. Protesting against high rents is like protesting against bad weather - what do you expect your government to do?