Exactly. It's funny to me when people call the existing land owners selfish.
You know, I feel that I have the fundamental right to live on the Upper West Side in NYC for cheap. I want views of Central Park and I want 6 bedrooms. For cheap. Just cuz. Because, you know, I just deserve it.
And it sounds like you are quite willing as well as able to pay that high rent over and over again. If it was really so unaffordable and so absurd, you'd be living in a more affordable area.
For anyone paying attention, the seller of the painting is Dmitry Rybolovlev. How did Rybolovlev amass so much money? Through pollution. His company Uralkali is listed as one of the top polluters in Russia. This is how externalities work: He keeps the profits, you (literally) eat the losses. Perhaps this detail is the biggest story here.
You know, I feel that I have the fundamental right to live on the Upper West Side in NYC for cheap. I want views of Central Park and I want 6 bedrooms. For cheap. Just cuz. Because, you know, I just deserve it.