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Well my liberal credentials are impeccable, and I still think rent control is stupid.
The article defended the rich who ride the rent control gravy train by saying that "[P]rograms that serve only the poor are demeaning...[and] undercut support for the program itself."
A society as wealthy as ours has a responsibility to see that no one goes without affordable housing. In this sense, advocates of rent control are pursuing a noble goal. Unfortunately, they've chosen about the most inefficient means possible to get there.
I hope my activist friends get the message. And they know who they are.
"The show was about hacking out issues, extreme versus extreme," said Robert Pittman, adding that programs such as the Downey show are steps forward because they fill entertainment and not news slots, and therefore are providing more overall exposure to current issues.