Comments by "Robert Rochester" (@RARochester) on "CBC News" channel.

  1. Rent control does the opposite of its intent; most people will not qualify ( do you know of anyone ? ); you literally have to be destitute to qualify and the working class are the ones paying ( through increase in rent ) for subsidized housing. NIMBY has some merit; an increase in more people within a footprint ( parcel of land ) means an increase in traffic and use of sewer lines; thus widening of roads and more construction and installation of sewer lines to handle the increase in volume of people and this is normally paid for by a corresponding increase in property tax. Real estate investment firms increase rent based on what the market will handle; thereby, leading to a leveling off of yearly increases; the working class have to make adjustments to their living standards and live within their incomes because if your outgo is more than your income then you'll incur deficit spending ( credit cards, etc.). This, what we're seeing, is the new normal and government will NOT be helping; you have to help yourself and complaining about the problem changes nothing.
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  2. The illegals are coming through our ports of entry ? Is this woman at the 8:54 mark on drugs ? Does she not see the illegals crossing the rivers with some of them drowning ? Does she not realize that asylum only applies to political refugees and not economic refugees ? The illegals have been working under the table and DRIVING out the workforce that was doing the work in the first place; remember Ellis Island ? That's how it's done, LEGALLY.
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  3. How about giving land to developers for free or a 50 year lease with no taxes; lower or if possible eliminate regulations would be a start. Rent control is a waste of time; people are locked in if they are lucky and those unlucky are locked out.
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  4. This protects the ILLEGALS from being taken advantage of by unscrupulous employers and unreported sexu@l assaults would plummet so it's all good.
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