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Ballot Question 9--the controversial proposal to abolish rent control in Massachusetts--drew an estimated 70 percent of Cantabrigians to the polls yesterday, according to officials of the city's Election Commission...
Although many officials had expected a strong opposition to rent control among residents of Cambridge--which has much tenanted property--the 'no's to Question Nine were shockingly low, according to results...
BOSTON--By the narrowest of margins, Massachusetts citizens seemed to have voted yesterday to abolish rent control, a fixture of--Cambridge life for a quarter-century...
What is being violated in cities with rent control is a fundamental right--the right to property. This nation's Constitution labelled the rights to life, liberty and property as some of the most fundamental freedoms human beings have. Just as the federal government has stepped in to overrule state policies that violate fundamental rights, so does the state have that right when a city adopts such policies...
When Cambridge began rent control, it was a groundbreaking experiment in urban planning. Now that we've seen the results, it's time to end the science project...