Emphasizing the Mirage, Downplaying the Reality

Tags: Interventionism, Bureaucracy and Regulation, Europe, Price Controls

07/03/2025 James Murphy

As housing prices have skyrocketed in Ireland, the government did what governments do all too often: impose rent controls. Such interventions into the housing market have created downstream effects that continue to encourage even more intervention.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/emphasizing-mirage-downplaying-reality

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