On May 15, 4:18 am, jenius <jocelyn.misski...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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. jenius
Rent control discourages the building of new apartments. Are you
aware that in rent-controlled New York City, there are four times the
number of abandoned housing units as there are homeless people on the
streets?
Michael
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