Rent control
From Argentina we learn that my controversial views on Rent Control — that we should retire it, “with extreme prejudice,” and snuff it along with everything like it — is actually being tried by the government of the “dangerous” Javier Milei. Even people who consider themselves to be rightwing nutjobs find nice words to say about Rent Control, which they assume is why they can afford to live in big cities.
Myself, in addition to “rent commissioners,” I am opposed to Bed Bugs.
And now I read (in John Loeber) what the terrible consequences of Milei’s reckless act has been. “Rent has dropped by 40 percent in real terms, and the supply of rental properties in Buenos Aires has increased by over 300 percent.”
The Argentine economy is meanwhile growing at around 8 percent. America’s will grow at 4 per cent, once Trumpery is fully engaged. Our Canadian economy is, of course, contracting.
It is true, I adore Trump, but only half as much as I love Javier Milei. If we are going to utterly crush “The Left,” we need, in the colloquial expression, to “grow some balls.” Do not compromise, and do not pause: our job is to smash, smash, and smash. Take a fire axe to every well-meaning bureaucracy — or a chainsaw, if there is somewhere to plug it in.