Ah the good ol' "did you take an economics class" take. Usually follows narcissistic bs Because you know... No one who's taken a economics class believes in rent caps.
According to the CNBC article (yeah, that right-wing, fascist publication), 98% of economists agree that rent caps don't work to create more affordable housing. It's really obvious to anyone with a basic understanding of economics. But I guess economics, just like maths are... Spoiler racist and fascist.
Rent control isn't some all encompassing plan to save the housing crisis. Your takes have zero nuance. Literally zero. Rent control has its places. One of those places is to prevent gentrification where people, especially the elderly who have lived in a specific neighborhood for decades in places with skyrocketing rates of increased property value like Manhattan aren't forced to move out of a place they loved in for years. That is a honest sincere application of rent control. Many elderly people's way of life have been saved by rent control.
Also if you were to b**** at someone for not taking an econ class because you disagree with an opinion, that usually is followed by some nuanced explanation of why but here you are with "98% of economists...". How about this, since you berated someone for not taking an econ class, explain what you specially learned in econ class that makes his takes egregious. Don't post me an article. Type a paragraph expressing what you've absorbed from said econ courses that is relevant to this specific topic about rent control. And it's okay to directly reply to me. Playing these ignore games where you put me on ignore but are still a child and still look at my posts and Andrews them without quoting me is like high school level drama pettiness. Just be a god damn man and directly reply to me.
I don't think you know what "whataboutism" is. My statement was a totally ridiculous statement to hopefully shine a light on how utterly insane this statement is... "Artificial caps on rent do not work - they only increase homelessness".... Trickle down economics don't work, neither does trickle down housing. Everything before the word "but" is bullshit. English 101 I've taken plenty of economics classes. I know a thing or two about supply and demand and I also know about about unchecked capitalism and it's ability to propel the wealth of the corporations with total disregard for the environment or the general masses.... especially those who aren't earning a living wage. I don't mean this in a condescending way but saying rent control doesn't work is only the second or third most idiotic things you argue on the BBS.
Brah uncle Jim Bob in the nearby trailer park can regurgitate this line. Give us something spicy you learned from economics classes that gives you unique understanding as a subject matter expert.
pretty sure the main reason why people are “fleeing California” is because of COL and how expensive it is to buy and own a home also, seems like that sheriff is just wasting his time…C’mon, are they really gonna get a presidential candidate with kidnapping charges?
So I haven't met Ron de Sanctimonious yet. I'm sure I will, sometime soon. That said, I am pretty sure it will be awkward. He will be wearing his ****ing shoes which make him taller, and his head will still barely reach my chin. That said, I do still like him. Would donate, if I weren't poor .
When legislative showboating politic meets reality. Newsweek: Republicans Urge Immigrants to Stay in Florida, Fearing New Law's Impact A handful of Florida Republicans have implored immigrants to stay in the state in the wake of recent laws signed by Governor Ron DeSantis. Last month, Florida enacted a new bill, SB 1718, that is set to introduce strict new anti-immigration rules once it goes into full effect on July 1. Among its provision are requirements that businesses with 25 employees or more utilize E-Verify, a program that tracks whether individuals are legally able to work in the U.S., and that hospitals collect certain information on undocumented patients. The E-Verify requirement has caused alarm among Republicans with constituencies close to the border or that use considerable migrant labor. With the system in place, there is worry about businesses not being able to tap into the immigrant labor force to which they are accustomed, resulting in mass labor shortages. On Monday morning, GOP Florida State Representatives Alina Garcia, Rick Roth and Juan Fernandez Barquin spoke at an event in Hialeah, Florida, about the impending implications of SB 1718. At one point, Roth, as captured in a video shared by political activist Thomas Kennedy, said that the bill is meant "to scare" immigrants and urged those in attendance to convince their immigrant acquaintances to stay. "This bill is 100 percent supposed to scare you," Roth said. "I'm a farmer and the farmers are mad as hell. We are losing employees that are already starting to move to Georgia and other states. It's urgent that you talk to all your other people and convince them that you have resources, state representatives, other people that can explain the bill to you." Roth also at one point said that SB 1718 was more of a "political bill." In another video shared by Kennedy, Representative Garcia also says that SB 1718 is meant to scare people away from coming to Florida, adding that the new rules have "no teeth." "This is a bill basically to scare people from coming to the state of Florida," Garcia said. "And I think it's done its purpose ... This bill really doesn't have any teeth."
Can this be applied to "immigrants" from California and New York? Asking for a friend. Also, this immigrant is staying.
No, AFAIK, there are no other states with a political bill designed to scare people away. The closest example I can recall is the 2011 GA immigration law that backfired, causing an 11k labor shortage and resulting in hundreds of millions in losses.
