Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
I caught a bit of the morning talk shows where they were talking with Tammy Duckworth as some sort of democratic policy representative. When asked how all of the housing proposals would be paid for, she said from the elimination of Trump's tax breaks for the wealthy. I'm not sure how that equation would balance?

I'm relatively uneducated over Airbnb. Are wealthy investors really grabbing up enough to affect overall housing availability? It would seem like that would take quite a few. I don't know of any in my modestly priced immediate neighborhood, although wealthy investors house flipping is common. In a college town nearby they are limited by local zoning, which seems like an easy solution if it's an issue.
You hear that “we’ll make the rich pay” thing a lot. But without much by way of specifics on how much “the rich” might reasonably be expected to yield. It’s a sort of magical thinking that plays well with a certain class of voter.