George Grapman wrote:
> Rudy Canoza wrote:
>> George Grapman wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> There should be no price controls of any kind.
>>
>> In fact, it seems to me there isn't much regulation of credit card
>> interest rates at all. It used to be the nearly universal maximum
>> rate was 18% per year, but I now see rates up in the 22% range. But
>> your point is exactly right: don't borrow the money if you can't
>> afford the cost of it.
>
> Let's also eliminate FDIC. It is not my fault that you put your
> savings in a bank that failed. You should have done more research.
Correct.
You can stop with the further examples - we already have established
that there should be neither price controls nor subsidies.
> Also, stop licensing lenders. Bring bank the corner loan shark.
Loan sharks never disappeared.
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