I'm Nick Hanauer, founder of Civic Ventures.

I'm David Goldstein, Senior Fellow at Civic Ventures.

I'm David Goldstein, Senior Fellow at Civic Ventures.

So Nick, either you spark a lot of conversation

or you're really confusing because we've been getting

a lot of calls from listeners asking questions.

Yeah, awesome.

And they're calling on our fabulous number,

which is 731-38-9334.

Hey, good day. My name is Dale Scriven.

I live in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in particular, Ekamar Borough.

And my question is Brown, rent control.

Being in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. we are down. And my question is around rent control.

Being in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

We are definitely privy to the challenges

of the nation's capital in regards to affordable housing,

et cetera, and the magic work, gentrification is, you know, a commonplace and conversation when it comes to housing.

I want to know what your thoughts are on rent control.

Now, DC doesn't necessarily have rent

control, but I did hear another podcast that talked about it. And I'm

wondering is rent control simply a symptom of people not being paid enough or is it something that should be involved

or I should say I'm kind of infused in our policies as we approach the hardships of affordable

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