"This site is a project of FreedomWorks, a non-profit, non-partisan group working for economic policies that promote competition and fair play. "We oppose government bailouts and we are trying to bring new voices to the housing policy debate. "A lot of us rent, too! And we all hope to be able to own someday. "Thanks for stopping by and for taking action" They ignore the fact that not it is certain that many, many people will never be able to "own" their own homes (especially if lending standards are tightened up). The page imo offers nothing about concrete things that can directly improve the lot of renters. SR
-------------- Original message -------------- From: "Joseph Catron" <jncatron at gmail.com>
> Right. I'm all in favor of rent control - you can read an article I
> wrote about the initiative you cite at
> http://www.citywatchla.com/content/view/1000/75, and I work on the
> issue professionally in New York - but a massive expansion of these
> policies is not currently feasible, while allowing the housing bubble
> to deflate naturally is.
>
> I haven't given the implications enough thought to have an educated
> opinion at this point, but if anyone else has, I'm interested in
> hearing about it. Strange bedmates aside, what are the flaws in
> angryrenter.com's claims?
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