Moreover, if the housing deficit is diagnosed as a dearth of adequate housing, then the solution is to build more houses for those who lack it – that is, the poor. But this is like assuming that new cars should be built for those without them – that is, for people who could buy second-hand cars from those seeking to upgrade.
此外，如果住房赤字被理解为宽裕住所的不足，那么解决方案将是为缺少宽裕住所的人（也就是穷人）建造更多的房子。但这好比是认为应该为没车的人（也就是会从换车的人手里买下二手车的人）制造新车。这会将建造新房的建筑业和包括所有房子的范围大得多的房地产市场混淆起来。