On May 15, 8:45 am, George Grapman <sfgeo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
> Also, stop licensing lenders. Bring bank the corner loan shark.
The purpose of licensing is to make sure the terms of the loan are
clear to minimize lawsuits, or in the event of a lawsuit, make it easy
for a judge or jury to understand.
Michael
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