&gt;A reasonable estimate of &quot;fixing the housing problem&quot; would add another million.<p>Another reasonable approach to &quot;fixing the housing problem&quot; is realizing that not everyone can live in a handful of popular areas. Even if incremental building happens. Even if tax policy changes. Not everyone in web&#x2F;social&#x2F;mobile development can move to the Bay area. Indeed, many probably don&#x27;t want to.