Which might reduce the value of existing homes 20%. Current homeowners (who are more likely to vote) really don't want their homes to decrease in value 20%.
The plain reading of “There ought to be more affordable housing,” is not “Society needs 100% taxation administered by a genocidal ministry of housing.”
> The West isn't ready for the conversation about what would be necessary to "provide" affordable housing.
The majority of the developed world (including the United States) has already built affordable housing developments. Austria and Japan both have extensive public housing projects.