https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/3ac03cf2-c29b-428a-9162-7cd9b10cb312 Punters Politics just hosted a debate between two economists on immigration and housing. However, one of them, Leith Van Onselen, was acting in complete bad faith and misrepresented the facts. It’s pseudo econ grifters like Leith which makes the discourse surrounding immigration so insufferable and murky. So today, we’re going to go through his arguments and see whether they hold up. 0:00-0:24 intro 0:24-1:55 Leith’s Business Model 1:55-4:18 Why Leith Talks Immigration 4:18-7:05 Property vs Rent 7:05-9:30 Leith Doesn’t Understand Supply And Demand 9:30-11:47 Leith’s Dishonesry 11:47-14:41 Rents since COVID 14:41-17:21 A note on research script and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T8XRD4_V3uW_NPdhzH-tibQM4N_VHp0hbOpmung05cU/edit?usp=sharing Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:28:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/3ac03cf2-c29b-428a-9162-7cd9b10cb312 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.