“But we also think that the responsibility for the safety of [low-income people] — and let’s face it, it’s low-income people who have this problem — that’s a responsibility for society at large, for everyone, not just for the people who happen to own the buildings where these people make their homes.”
Real estate doesn’t cost money, it makes money. That’s not 21 trillion (*) dollars of cash. That’s 21 trillion (*) dollars of debt in mortgages. Which earns an income and pays for themselves.