[dilliam]

"I would not be happy if my neighbor was paying half of what I was paying for the exact same unit."

I understand the sentiment, but this is in fact how it typically works. I think a good way to think of it is in the framing of a teacher who teaches at Zilker Elementary. They clearly cannot afford to live in central Austin, but they provide enormous value to their community and it would be very beneficial for them to be able to actually live in the community that they teach in. Providing them subsidized housing would benefit all parties even if they are technically paying less than their neighbor for the same apartment.

There are obviously examples that are less ideal, but overall I think its important for people to be able to live in the places they work and it creates a dynamic city. But also as a baseline, we need to build so much more housing to actually solve our systematic affordability issue. Supply >> Demand