Like, we'll move heaven and earth for the right people, but we're not doing that in this case, right?

Yeah.

Because it's politically difficult.

There is an understandable frustration that the free market is not allowed to cater to housing demands.

And as a result, the government's also going to sweep in and say, well, here, just deal with this situation in your backyard that you didn't sign up for

and have fun.

Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for political eclectics. I'm Robbie Gupta. And I'm Ricky Schlaught.

Well, Ricky, what's new?

I wasn't expecting that question, but, you know, nothing too exciting.

Just hanging out.

What's new with you?

Well, the San Janeiro Festival is officially over outside of our doors.

And, you know, I was walking to work yesterday.

They were basically peeling slices of pizza that were stuck to the ground.

There was like, you know, basically for about 50 yards, there was just food stuck, like inches

thick on the ground. Yeah, I normally avoid this area of the city this time of year, but I don't

have an option this time around. It's quite a smell, quite a scene. I'm sure the rats are having fun.

They're getting so heavy that they're like almost galloping down the street now.

You see, you can hear that.

I was sleeping with my window open the other night for like the first time since I moved into this apartment. It was an AC. I was like, oh, I can hear birds chirping at night. And then I realized I could hear rats. What does a rat sound like? Like squeaking, but it kind of like in the back of my head, I was like, oh, it's just birds.

And then I realized what I was hearing.

And now I'm going to close my window. Like squeaking, but it kind of like in the back of my head I was like, oh, it's just birds.

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