Rudy Canoza wrote:
> jenius wrote:
>> On May 10, 9:51 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 should be legal in every state, poor people can work up
>> to 60 hrs. a week and still not be able to pay rent. in my rural state
>> you also have to have a car to work almost any where. greedy
>> landlords are creating homelessness.
>
> Rent control should be ended, period. You do not have a right to any
> particular residence. If you can't afford it, move. High rents have
> nothing to do with homelessness.
Why stop there? Let's eliminate regulation of interest on credit
cards and loans. If you can't pay the interest don't take the loan.
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