Yes, we have an affordability problem with housing. There's only one real answer, which is build more housing and cut the red tape in government. New York City can take you four years to get a building permit. I built LaGuardia Airport in four years. You have to make the government work. So, yeah, we have problems, but we can fix them. We fixed them before. (12:26–12:30)
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