Ep. 223: Sam Bowman - Why Can't We Have Nice Things?

Matt speaks with Sam Bowman about the global housing crisis and why, in English-speaking countries in particular, a growing consensus across the political divide is pointing to problems with central planning, NIMBYism and a supply limit as the causes.  Episode Notes: Sam Bowman’s on substack: https://substack.com/@sambowman  Sam on "Vetocracy": https://www.sambowman.co/p/democracy-is-the-solution-to-vetocracy  Sam’s “Housing Theory of Everything” article: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-everything/  Works in Progress website: https://worksinprogress.co/  Michael Giberson on Manser Olson's theory of concentrated costs and dispersed benefits: https://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/10/17/concentrated-benefits-and-dispersed-costs/  Comparison of UK vs. US GDP per capita: https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/usa/uk