If State Legislators/Governor Won't Enact Rent Control, Vote Them Out

[Anathema]

I wont and I will inspire people to raise hell to get rent control enacted. You ought to be doing that too

That’s funny. My long former landlord once told me he’d burn his units to the ground before letting the government tell him what he could charge for them.

 

[Andylusion]

No it isn't. Marxism applies to an entire economy. Rent control is merely one of the socialist aspects of the US economy, which is a combination of socialism (where necessary) and capitalism.

In commodities that are absolute necessities of life (housing, food, gas prices) allowing businesses to be in total control is lunacy.

Okay....

Just out of curiosity, can you name a time where government dictated prices, and it didn't result in shortage? I'm honestly curious.

 

[Andylusion]

FALSE! My tax went UP.

I guess you were not paying your fair share, right?

 

[Concerned American]

Most states with bans on rent control are blue states.

There are only four states and DC that have rent control moron. NY, CA, NJ, MD and DC. All blue.

Landlord.com's Rent Control Laws By State Chart

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[eagle1462010]

What if I did ?

Actually, my taxes went UP. As a recipient of an income under $19,625, (single filer) my tax went from 10% to 12. But I still vote for Trump, because there are many other issues.

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50% of your Socual Security Wages plus a Job must exceed $25000 before you ate taxed.

Thought you were not working??

 

[Concerned American]

Here's another walking tour of another New York neighborhood (Fort George) in Upper Manhattan. Rent controlled buildings for miles and miles, and all in perfect, good shape. None abandoned, and one of the most beautiful parks in the world > Fort Tryon Park.

If it is so wonderful, Why are you not living there? I really don't see a great number of people clamoring to go to these blue liberal shitholes that you seem to love so much--yourself included.

 

[eagle1462010]

If it is so wonderful, Why are you not living there? I really don't see a great number of people clamoring to go to these blue liberal shitholes that you seem to love so much--yourself included.

The guy said his taxes went up, but I believe he isvnot working. 77 years old??

So how is he paying taxes at all???

This doesnt pass the smell test.

 

[Concerned American]

The guy said his taxes went up, but I believe he isvnot working. 77 years old??

So how is he paying taxes at all???

This doesnt pass the smell test.

Agreed. He CLAIMS to be a conservative republican, but I've seen him go off on this rent control rant before. Logic means nothing to him. He just throws his blinders on and sees what he wants to see.

 

[Crepitus]

As long as you keep it in your state, so that when you destroy everything and wreck your economy, it doesn't effect the rest of the nation. I don't care if your state is red or blue. Just keep your cancer in your state.

This is how we learn as nation. Some states do stupid, and some states do smart. Then we can look at the results of your policies, and see which is better.
And if your policies actually work, great. We'll see that too, if you are so sure they were will.

Oh, they did that about 10 or 12 years ago. We're just finally recovering.

Look up Sam Brownback and the great red state experiment.

He pretty much totaled the whole state's economy.

 

[Crepitus]

The guy said his taxes went up, but I believe he isvnot working. 77 years old??

So how is he paying taxes at all???

This doesnt pass the smell test.

Kansas collects taxes on SS and retirement.

 

[protectionist]

In my city which has no rent control laws at all, you find a studio apartment for $500. 1-bed for $700.

Rent and housing is way more affordable here, with zero rent control.

Sounds darn good. Where is it ?

Note though that rent control is not needed for places like that. It is needed for ones like my building where the owners get a tax break from the govt for renting to elderly, low income,and disabled folks, and still they gouge us with a $96/month increase.

 

[protectionist]

That’s funny. My long former landlord once told me he’d burn his units to the ground before letting the government tell him what he could charge for them.

Who cares what he said ?

 

[protectionist]

Okay....
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Just out of curiosity, can you name a time where government dictated prices, and it didn't result in shortage? I'm honestly curious.

Sure. 1924 to 2024. The building I was raised in, in the Fort George neighborhood of upper Manhattan (New York City) was built in 1908,
And I lived in it from 1946 to 1967 (visited it until 1977). Never heard of any shortages of anything. Same with dozens of other buildings throughout the neignborhood. All rent controlled, no shortages, no buildings abandoned. Everything now as it was 75 years ago.

This is a recent picture of the street (Ellwood St - 197 St) that I grew up in, in the 1940s & 50s. If this picture were taken then, it wouldn't look one iota different than it looks right here in the 2020s.

In case anybody's interested, the castle at the top of the picture is "The Cloisters" which is a castle/monestary imported from France/Spain, and built at the top of Fort Tryon Park It is the medieval branch of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

[protectionist]

I guess you were not paying your fair share, right?

Off Topic

 

[protectionist]

There are only four states and DC that have rent control moron. NY, CA, NJ, MD and DC. All blue.

Landlord.com's Rent Control Laws By State Chart

Over 235 landlord rental forms, checklists, agreements, letters, and articles all available NOW and all attorney approved. Free membership. Free rental forms.

landlord.com

You change the subject and then call me a moron. LOL/

Back to the subject, moron. > Most state with bans on rent control )(not the ones that HAVE IT), are blue states. Got it now ?

Also, this whole idea of who has rent control and who doesn't, is moot. If not one single state or city had rent control, I would still advocate it for any rental housing where renters are being gouged, and businesses are being damaged by reduced sales.

 

[protectionist]

50% of your Socual Security Wages plus a Job must exceed $25000 before you ate taxed.

Thought you were not working??

I referred to the tax table shown in Post # 417.

 

[protectionist]

If it is so wonderful, Why are you not living there? I really don't see a great number of people clamoring to go to these blue liberal shitholes that you seem to love so much--yourself included.

They are only shitholes in certain specific areas. Most neighborhoods in the 5 boroughs of New York City are OK. The bad ones are what get all the publicity.

Before I posted the 2 walking tour videos in this thread, how many people have even ever heard of Fort George or Inwood ? by the way, not shown in the Inwood video is a huge, beautiful park > Inwood Hill Park.

I don't live in what has become a blue city (New York) because of things having nothing to do with rent control. Traffic congestion, lack of parking, city taxes, and atrocious gun control laws. I don't live anywhere that I can't carry my gun wherever I go.

 

[protectionist]

The guy said his taxes went up, but I believe he isvnot working. 77 years old??

So how is he paying taxes at all???

This doesnt pass the smell test.

Tax table - post # 417.

The taxes I would pay if I was working.

 

[protectionist]

Agreed. He CLAIMS to be a conservative republican, but I've seen him go off on this rent control rant before. Logic means nothing to him. He just throws his blinders on and sees what he wants to see.

Conservative republican has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with rent control. In fact, since conservative Republicans are very supportive of the business community, and rent control is so damaging to business, it could easily be said that rent control is a policy that should be FAVORED by the business community and Republicans.

Own a business ? How much are you losing by the recent massive increases in rental housing ? A friend of mine here in Tampa, saw his rent jump from $750/mo to $2,000/mo over the past 3 years , and this is common.

A LOSS of $1,250/mo for not only him, but for the furniture store that he could/would have made purchases at. The car dealer where he would have bought a car. The music store where he was going to buy a guitar. WalMart or Best Buy where he would have bought a new TV, etc etc.

As far as claiming to be a conservative Republican, aren't you one of the ones who argued against my idea that Islam should be banned in America ? And that it actually already is banned by the Constitution, which bans all supremacisms (other than the Constitution itself of course).

 

[protectionist]

Here are some more victims of landlord greed & rent increases$$$$$$.