Easy to be “free” and “non-hating” if you’re promising people somebody else’s money.
Even works for a little while. Then, like NYC - everything fails when the workers, the owners, the builders get taken too often.
And you’ve got seniors living alone in big rent controlled apartments while young families with kids can’t find a place to rent.
Plus owners can only afford to the do the minimum maintenance because of lost income by rent control. No remodeling upgrades.