@AndyMasley Seems to me like data centers have basically no externalities while power generation does. It would make sense to regulate the externalities of power generation and do basically nothing to regulate data centers.
@HalSinger Households with greater housing demand relative to income elect to live in cheaper, housing-unconstrained areas. Using total income as a measure of housing demand is obviously flawed and any argument that rests upon it is bunk.
@HalSinger “To the extent that changes in income growth reflect different demand conditions”
Do you hear yourself? A single person making $100k does not have the same housing demand as a family of 6 making $100k.
@HalSinger@mtkonczal There is a strong selection effect for these households with higher housing demand relative to income to live in cheaper, housing-unconstrained areas. These model ignores this and treats total income as the definition of housing demand.
@CharlesFLehman It’s so wholesome when people appreciate others living according to their own preferences. We should probably be a bit harsher on people who want to dictate one lifestyle over another.
@HalSinger This actual data in this paper strongly reinforces the assertion that housing restrictions raise the cost of housing. This slows/reverses population growth in housing-restricted areas and makes lower income people move to localities that don’t restrict housing. You’re a grifter.