Amazon’s Affordable Housing Pledge Won’t Fix Anything

I hate Amazon. There is nothing that would make me more happy than to see them come to a quick and timely demise.

That said, at least they are doing something to try to contribute to lessen the impact of their wrongs.

"Won't fix anything" is true in the sense that is hardly compares to the damage Amazon does to the US economy and housing costs in the Seattle area.

It isn't true in that it is "nothing". I checked out this article hoping to see some juicy details of Amazon's wrongdoings... and I got... a few links to other articles.

Could someone please put together some nice charts showing exactly how much Amazon is screwing everything up? I'm all for hating on Amazon but it looks pathetic when the best we can do is go "Costs are rising where Amazon is". Like... duh... but I want to see some hard evidence that proves forever exactly how bad they are.

> Ostensibly, it’s a move that attempts to lessen a raging problem the companies themselves have helped create. The Bay Area, home to Facebook, Google, and Apple, is the most expensive housing market in the country thanks to the effect of Silicon Valley over the last 20 years, and in Seattle, where Amazon and Microsoft are based, home prices have risen 125 percent since 2012, according to Zillow data.

Can any of the blame really be placed on these companies? It seems like housing could be built to meet the demand.