Sen. Warren and Gallego Are Wrong About Military Housing
By Terry Thompson
February 19, 2025
Politicians, like magicians, understand that the hand is quicker than the eye.
While the audience focuses on one object—a floating card or a disappearing coin—the real action is happening elsewhere, out of sight.
Some politicians use the same sleight of hand when confronted with complex policy failures. Instead of addressing the root cause of a crisis, they direct the public’s focus to a convenient scapegoat, distracting from the real issues at play. That is exactly what’s happening now with the military housing crisis.
Instead of addressing the fundamental systemic failures that have left service members struggling to find stable, affordable homes, some in Congress—led by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) — have chosen to blame, of all things, algorithmic pricing software. They recently sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “calling for an investigation into whether landlords may be using property management software…to price gouge military families.” These unprincipled politicians contend that software, rather than decades of poor policy, is responsible for skyrocketing rental prices. However, just like the magician’s trick, this assertion is misdirected and intended to distract from the root causes and viable solutions.
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