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> rent was expected to cover only upkeep and not construction cost (which came from taxes)

I think he meant non-subsidized rents.




Aka actual rent because subsidy can make rent for some group targetted for special treatment whatever the subsidizer wants. Subsidized rent is a stupid metric. What matters is the broad situation for everybody




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