Rent Control?

[DougStark]

Originally Posted by Voebe

I love the underlying idea of your post - although I'm sure a lot of people here won't. However, it's my impression that overall Phoenix - either the general population or the government - really doesn't care much about ordinary citizens, and even less about the lower end of the scale. You can easily see this in, for instance, the historical indifference to public transportation. Seems to me that the main interest of local people is making sure their taxes stay as low as possible, no matter what problems that may trigger.

Unfortunately, it doesn't help that overall, Phoenix people tend to be fairly passive and inert, so less likely to speak up.

that's pretty harsh words for Phoenix, Voebe. So local food banks, charities, churches, volunteer agencies don't exist here in Phoenix? Our region is spending big bucks on light rail, btw. Low taxes help the poor- not only the rich. I'm guessing you feel local gov't. isn't doing enough for the poor. I don't know...Pres. Obama sure is doing enough- look at food stamp recipient numbers- way up.

[steel7]

Since I have lived here my space rent has increased $114.00 in 17 yrs. The last 3 yrs has been $11.00. There is a mhp in Calimesa that most likely will see a monthly rent increase of $219.00.