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Wouldn't it be easier to increase the gas tax? You wouldn't have to deal with tracking mileage. People naturally pay more as they drive more by purchasing more gas and paying more tax....

I agree with ishXdavid. I didn't think of race until they mentioned it. Even then, I think it's mongering to take away from the real message (whatever that is)....

I live in LA (Westchester, specifically) and I don't own a car. I live with my girlfriend and we share one car that she takes to work. I ride my bike to a bus, which takes me to downtown LA where I wo...

If anyone wants to envision life without rent control, look to the ski resorts in Colorado. The manual labor that keeps the resorts running can't afford to live within 90 minutes of the mountain, and ...

This is perfectly honest and that's what makes this so easy: "everybody deserves a safe, clean shelter for themselves &/or their family. they deserve to live in proximity to where they earn a living (...

Ross, I think you're on the right approach in attempting to limit the liquidity of property, which prevents people from making a quick buck on potentially over valued property. As one who respects th...

Ross, I think you're on the right approach in attempting to limit the liquidity of property, which prevents people from making a quick buck on potentially over valued property. As one who respects th...

Not to be a dick, but still, no one answers the question of how to allocate rent controlled places fairly. I get it: it sucks rent is going up, and it sucks that your neighborhood is still ghetto (it...

You think I, personally, want everyone to pay 75% of their income for rent? Rent isn't supposed to be any % of your budget. That's an ideal to help you decide what kind of place you can afford. Unde...

The irony is how the original article extols the greatness of LA yet complains about all the issues, hence the quotes. Not that my grammatical usage impacts my point, but since you asked. Even if I w...

Thanks for the compliment, torrmoz. What's your answer?...

Perhaps if the new land lord were able to kick out tenants and raise rents, then the neighborhood quality would increase given that most of the gangsters would have to actual work to afford the rent? ...