On May 10, 8:51 pm, "OneTwoThree" <you...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In response to the Supreme Court decision that sup****ted the rights of
> government to use the process of eminent domain to seize private
property
> and turn it over to developers, the leftist California legislature
refused
> to do anything to clarify or condemn this decision
>
> Fortunately, we in California have the right of initiative, meaning we
can
> do what our legislature is to cowardly or corrupt to do themselves.
>
> This upcoming election, we are being presented with two initiatives
designed
> to address this cowardly Supreme Court.and their idiotic eminent domain
> issue.
>
> Both propositions on our ballot limit the ability of government to seize
> private property in order to turn it over to private developers.
>
> One goes a step further, and throws rent control into the mix, making it
> unconstitutional (in California only) to impose rent control.
>
> I'll have to admit, I'm ambivalent on this one. As one who rented for
many
> years, I have an innate and inborn resentment towards greedy landlords
who
> fail to maintain their property with any regularity or alacrity yet
never
> fail to raise rents as often as possible.
>
> On the other hand, what is rent control but government telling a
property
> owner what he can and cannot do with his property?
>
> I truly have an open mind on this topic. I would appreciate cogent
arguments
> in favor of rent control.
>
> No, not the usual leftist crap about poor people, but a rationale which
> convinces me that rent control is justified where eminent domain seizure
of
> property to give to developers is not.
>
> Any of you libs and leftists want to give it a shot?
>
> .
Rent control? Isn't that communism? Forget that! If you're going to
control the price of rent, then why not food, electricity, gasoline,
water, trash pick up, the cost of ice cream? Why not just hand out
50,000 dollars to all families every year?
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