Episode

Rent Freeze Hype vs. Reality: What Could Go Wrong?

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TomWoodsTV
Published
Jul 14, 2026
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53
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Summary

NYC's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, pushed a 2-year rent freeze — and everyone cheered. But what happens when government just "barks orders" without thinking about economic reality? Tom Woods breaks down the danger of the "military model of society": the assumption that mandating prices is all it takes to fix housing. No supply constraints. No incentive effects. Just a bullhorn. Critics of rent control aren't landlord lackeys. They're asking the question nobody else wants to answer — what could go wrong? Watch TWS 2777: #RentFreeze #RentControl #NewYorkCity #HousingPolicy #Economics #TomWoods #TomWoodsShow #FreeMarket #AffordableHousing #EconTwitter ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYMC8nKFudc