>Much has been written about rent control over the years. Proponents argue that it strengthens the rights of tenants so that the landlords cannot drive them out by unreasonable rents while critics argue that it reduces the supply of rental apartments and creates housing shortages
Rent control is theft. Its immoral. End of discussion.
> Of course, the larger cities had local regulations. These limited the maximum height of buildings and maximum width of streets. Most buildings in the past were made from timber and such regulations were meant to prevent local fires from spreading and destroying the entire city
How does a limit on the maximum width of streets help prevent fires from spreading? Wouldn't wider be better?
>Much has been written about rent control over the years. Proponents argue that it strengthens the rights of tenants so that the landlords cannot drive them out by unreasonable rents while critics argue that it reduces the supply of rental apartments and creates housing shortages
Rent control is theft. Its immoral. End of discussion.
> Of course, the larger cities had local regulations. These limited the maximum height of buildings and maximum width of streets. Most buildings in the past were made from timber and such regulations were meant to prevent local fires from spreading and destroying the entire city
How does a limit on the maximum width of streets help prevent fires from spreading? Wouldn't wider be better?