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Those of us who home brew beer know that the alcohol volume tops out at 5-7% because at that point the level of alcohol starts getting high enough to kill off the yeast that are producing it.

In the same way this rent market will kill itself off when the majority who can no longer afford it get together and vote in rent control.

As one that home brewed in the past in England (they tax you out the ass and more on alcohol you buy in the store or pub) I find your analogy quaint but 100% accurate. The law of supply and demand works and is real.

I now live in the USA and we can get decent beer (it was impossible 25 years ago) at a reasonable price I no longer home brew. However, I have been thinking about doing it again. It is nice to make your own and drink it. The best compliment I ever had in my life was from an Englishman drinking my beer made by this American, he said, "Not a bad pint." That is as good as it gets!!!!!

In the same way this rent market will kill itself off when the majority who can no longer afford it get together and vote in rent control.

I forgot to add that rent control distorts the market relative to supply and demand. It makes the dwelling that are not rent controlled higher than the market should bear. It makes the dwellings that are rent controlled subsidized by those that are not rent controlled. If you do not understand this all you need to understand is who in the hell is paying the taxes and who the hell is paying the rent that is much higher than should be in an unregulated market. If you do not understand what I just said, move to Cuba and you will understand very quickly. Please do not come back.