Matthew Yglesias on His New Book 'The Rent Is Too Damn High!'

Matthew Yglesias on His New Book 'The Rent Is Too Damn High!'

Matthew Yglesias on His New Book 'The Rent Is Too Damn High!'

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March 6 2012 6:45 PM

What's So Bad About Unaffordable Housing?

Matt Yglesias is bothered by the fact that people are leaving places like San Francisco and Silicon Valley to find cheaper housing. In fact, he’s so bothered that he wrote a whole e-book—which is being published today!--called The Rent Is Too Damn High! I didn’t understand why he’s so exercised about the situation until he explained things to me: