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Rent Control: Y or N?


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California's ballot initiatives are often signs of things to come around the nation. In a special June election, Californians will be voting on Proposition 98, which would abolition rent control in the state.
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15 responses // Rent Control: Y or N?

  • Rent control is a good thing. It keeps communities economically diverse. Without it, people who rely on having affordable rent in this city will have to move, extend their commutes to unreasonable distances, possibly lose their jobs and have their families broken up. Without it, landlords will have even more license to screw tenants in the state of California. Please, please turn out June 3 and vote NO on this garbage Prop 98.
    Julie_Soller
  • http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/
    economically diverse? $1900 a month for a one bedroom must apply to a wide variety of pockets, Im sure.
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    travismathews good pod, specially for showing both sides from a renter point of view and perspective of a landlord.

    don't forget to vote June 3rd.
    CA state info link: VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE
    meligrosa
  • Thanks for the old fashion fairness in reporting. It is something I cannot find on TV, nor cable, nor newspapers.

    Politically, I do desire to see much more affordable housing.
    tomofnorthcal
  • Vote no on 98 and yes on 99!
    gargoylex
  • nice report, really enjoyed it.

    the guy in the suit should loose the shades.

    I am against rent control, let the market figure it out, not the government.
    bb5999
  • real freedom = keep the government out of it.
    CA aint NY nor it has that old money smell. Okay.
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    agreed, bb59999999 -
    meligrosa
  • Rent control has allowed me to live in the city that I grew up in that my entire family is in. I shouldn't be forced out of my town because I live in a city that everyone flocks to and wants to live in, driving up housing prices and locking me and my siblings out. And $1900 is a hell of a lot cheaper than $3000. It keeps the landlords from being greedy and screwing everyone. Right now rental prices would be through the roof because of the weak housing market and demand....thankfully the government is doing some regulation on greed.
    twit83
  • the goverment should not tell what to do with your property but they do. i own my own home i pay more each year for taxes were is the tax control
    2thought
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  • if there was no rent control at all and land lords raised the rent to where people can not afford it. Then the land lords will have to lower the cost. Its really supply and demand. Anyways here in Stockton California some condos or apartments cost 600 bucks a month.

    Personally I just see this as a form of getting government to step out of our lives and let us make our own choices.
    fire2box
  • We need to stop rent control because need stop all that government regulashion because hurts industryies. John McCain is the only cannidate that will fufill our rapidly expanding economy. What we need is a good strong coneretive anti-libaral who holds true to the word of our lord. I really hope WHEN McCain becomes president he lives up to the republican platform and ends abortion, criminalizes gay sex and marrage and stops de-regulasion. We need to invade andor nuke iran and all these terriorists before its too late. This is exacly what the bible pridected would happen if the world fell away from his word. Armegeddon is close at hand we must stop them as a global force and unite christians and live as the word would tell us. and wage war against the non-beilevers and democarats and libarals.
    theholylord
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  • Freedom Y or N .... I think if you truly own something you should be able to do with what you wish .. If government can dictate what you can charge for the use of your property then you don't own it .. they do.. So much for freedom..
    Lostrelics
  • check out:
    http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Pa...
    find your state and see some of the dialogue about the different initiatives etc.
    Castaway

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