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Initech

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2. A lot of it has to do with how expensive rent is.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 02:14 PM
Aug 2019

Rent is rising everywhere and it's being weaponized by landlords against tenants. It's quite disturbing what is happening to both residents and businesses. Good businesses are getting kicked out and residents are getting squeezed. Something has to be done about it but what? Any solution is too complex to come to terms so that both parties are satisfied.

Homelessness [View all] evertonfc Aug 2019 OP
My sister lives in Chico leftieNanner Aug 2019 #1
If you ever stop to talk to homeless people in cities, Blue_true Aug 2019 #10
Some of that is availability of services Amishman Aug 2019 #20
A lot of it has to do with how expensive rent is. Initech Aug 2019 #2
To get rents down, someone of means has to be willing to bite a bullet and spend money Blue_true Aug 2019 #13
I visited Seattle for the first time this past spring. cwydro Aug 2019 #3
It's shocking to us, too. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #17
It has gotten a lot worse in Santa Cruz, Central California. StrictlyRockers Aug 2019 #4
Different type of homelessness rising Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #6
Very good post. Blue_true Aug 2019 #14
Thanks, very interesting post. StrictlyRockers Aug 2019 #23
We are seeing the results of Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #5
iow, too many billionaires Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #19
Yes they have. Wellstone ruled Aug 2019 #21
Just one more symptoms of wages not keeping pace with inflation. Aristus Aug 2019 #7
It is not that simple. Blue_true Aug 2019 #15
I live in Hollywood and there are camps all around. It's a complicated situation. chowder66 Aug 2019 #8
And yet the Board of Supes approved $282 million contract for non-verifiable BMD "voting" systems diva77 Aug 2019 #9
As is the aften the case socialism has the answer... Joe941 Aug 2019 #11
We have that same problem in San Diego. maveric Aug 2019 #12
Welcome to Urban America maxsolomon Aug 2019 #16
+1. It's a visible problem in many cities dalton99a Aug 2019 #22
It's really bad here Raine Aug 2019 #18
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