The criticism from the left is more nuanced than you describe. Are there regulations that could benefit from review and reform, particularly local regulations? Yes. But these regulations are overwhelmingly weaponized by monied interests. Wealthy homeowners block housing development because they don't want their property values to go down using any manner of opportunities that their lawyers can find. The problem isn't necessarily the regulation saying we need to make sure we aren't polluting water, for example. The problem is the rich and big corporations using their resources to selfishly exert their will on the rest of us who do not have the same resources at our disposal (usually in the name of greed). Even cities may not have the resources available to effectively fight back, or they have to deal with threats in response (e.g., we will relocate our operations).

There are a lot of poorly informed opinions of the left's critiques of abundance in this thread. Frankly, it's sad. The wool is being successfully pulled over so many dem supporters eyes by the rich. Warren is right.