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I wish they had a reasonable argument that benefitted everyone.

I wish they had a reasonable argument that benefitted everyone. They want the owners of properties not to be able to set the rent. But my family had an apartment building in NJ that unfortunately, due to laws, we couldn't raise the rent more than a set amount per year. Soon there was just no way to even pay for maintenance when the roof leaked and things like that and it had to be shutdown. So giving these people what they want, the ability to force owners not to raise rent, just does not benefit anyone in the end. She runs a chile shop, how would she feel if protestors were sitting in front of city hall demanding she can only charge ten cents per bowl of chile? Sure the protestors love the idea of nearly free food, but that is just going to kill the business, not give them nearly free food forever.

Posted by lnanek2 on May 23, 2015, 4:46 PM

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I wish they had a reasonable argument that benefitted everyone.

lnanek2May 23, 2015, 4:46 PM

I wish they had a reasonable argument that benefitted everyone. They want the owners of properties not to be able to set the rent. But my family had an apartment building in NJ that unfortunately, due to laws, we couldn't raise the rent more than a set amount per year. Soon there was just no way to even pay for maintenance when the roof leaked and things like that and it had to be shutdown. So giving these people what they want, the ability to force owners not to raise rent, just does not benefit anyone in the end. She runs a chile shop, how would she feel if protestors were sitting in front of city hall demanding she can only charge ten cents per bowl of chile? Sure the protestors love the idea of nearly free food, but that is just going to kill the business, not give them nearly free food forever.

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