NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) is tantamount to economic suicide. Housing bans in San Francisco and New York not only drove up rents but also stifled decades of US economic growth by 36%. This means that $8,775 of every American worker's wages is stolen annually, simply to protect the interests and property values of a select few. They are not "protecting community character," but operating a monopoly that preys on the working class and subsidizes the landowning class. Stop the blockade! Yes, right in my backyard!