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Episode: EXTRA: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update) | Freakonomics Radio

Published on July 29, 2024

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The streets were paved with gold Cover

The streets were paved with gold

by Ken Auletta

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One of my favorite stories about this, and this is quoted by Ken Auletta in 'The Streets Were Paved with Gold,' cites Nat Sherman, the famous tobacconist, who said that he paid, I forget what it was, $355 a month for a six-room apartment. He said, 'Isn't that amazing?'

In this segment, Stephen Dubner shares a story cited by Ken Auletta in his book 'The Streets Were Paved with Gold.' The story recounts how Nat Sherman, a well-known tobacconist, commented on paying $355 a month for a six-room apartment, expressing amazement at the high cost.

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