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...proponents' argument is typically neocloassical. By moving towards the free market in housing, supporters of 1-2-3 say all people can gain without anyone losing. Tenants allegedly gain by having the opportunity of home ownership. The city allegedly gains with the increase in tax revenue, as housing units are taxed at market rates. And oh yes, landlords just happen to gain also, to the tune of several million dollars...
...first problem is that there would not be that much tax revenue. Although newly-bought apartments would be taxed at market value, the home ownership tax exemption would discount the taxable value by about...
Proposition 2--in some form--is one such refinement that merits additional investigation. Now, families who rent out their houses while they go abroad have a hard time reclaiming them when they return--because the rent is controlled. Proposition 2 solves the problem by exempting private home rentals from rent control altogether, but a more equitable arrangement could allow greater flexibility for families who wish to reclaim their homes...
This was the last home game for the Crimson this year. And more specifically the last home game ever for seniors Manda Schossberger, Yvonne Karanas, Jennifer O'Shea and Lee Polikoff...
Keating sought to keep his savings and loan operating even though the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB) in San Francisco had found enough bad loans and shaky business practices to shut it down. After Keating purchased Lincoln in 1984, he switched from investing in safe, single-family mortgages to go-go deals in raw land, junk bonds and huge development projects like the $900-a-night Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz...