affordable

Let’s be clear. What we’re talking about here is restrictive housing with income restrictions, size restrictions and construction restrictions.

The problem is always emotional, the solution is always money. The missing pieces are oversight to make sure there are no abuses, and enforcement.

The government doesn’t force automobile manufactures to build cheaper cars.
So how can government force builders to build cheaper homes?

I hate to be so cynical but when it comes right down to it “one size fits all” that seldom works when you’re dealing with government.

What if the commission wanted to dictate the price of a shirt on store shelves? You must manufacture a shirt for this price because it’s the right thing to do.

I remember thinking to myself, “Is nine dollars a good price for two pretty good sized jars of peanut butter?”