Comments on: A Conspiracy of Dunces: Rent Controls and Racial Conspiracies http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/ What is seen and what is unseen. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:23:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bryan Whatley http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Bryan Whatley Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:59:21 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/#comment-1950 rent control will do nothing because the whole point of rebuilding NO is to rebuild NO. Not slow it down so we can have enough of the same race in a particular place. The people who lived in the worst part of the disaster were predominently African-American, these people also lived in this area because they were poor and are still poor, and will not until the projects are rebuilt, and are affordable. I believe the prices will lower the farther we get along the rebuilding stage plus the more rebuilt the more job opportunity there will be. rent control will do nothing because the whole point of rebuilding NO is to rebuild NO. Not slow it down so we can have enough of the same race in a particular place. The people who lived in the worst part of the disaster were predominently African-American, these people also lived in this area because they were poor and are still poor, and will not until the projects are rebuilt, and are affordable. I believe the prices will lower the farther we get along the rebuilding stage plus the more rebuilt the more job opportunity there will be.

]]> By: Alma Oubre http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Alma Oubre Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:45:33 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/#comment-1810 The reason most African-Americans will not come back to New Orleans is because they do not feel safe. I do not blame them. If I were Afican-American and had and African-American Mayor, then I would feel betrayed and not want to live there while he was still Mayor. If the Mayor had made everyone get out and helped them get out before the flooding happened, then I think more people would move back. Why don't they allow the people who are renting the apartments or houses fix them up as they live in them? The only thing the landlord would have to do is make sure that all the mold and mildew are out. Since some people really do want to live in New Orleans and move back, allow them to fix up the apartment instead of raising the prices. I know New Orleans is short with help, but if they allow more contruction workers move into the apartments or houses then they will have the help they need. The reason most African-Americans will not come back to New Orleans is because they do not feel safe. I do not blame them. If I were Afican-American and had and African-American Mayor, then I would feel betrayed and not want to live there while he was still Mayor. If the Mayor had made everyone get out and helped them get out before the flooding happened, then I think more people would move back.

Why don’t they allow the people who are renting the apartments or houses fix them up as they live in them? The only thing the landlord would have to do is make sure that all the mold and mildew are out. Since some people really do want to live in New Orleans and move back, allow them to fix up the apartment instead of raising the prices. I know New Orleans is short with help, but if they allow more contruction workers move into the apartments or houses then they will have the help they need.

]]> By: Steve W http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Steve W Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:01:39 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/#comment-1627 If one didn't have friends in New Orleans that would be economically hurt, one could support the Mayor's request. Why? There has been NO other proposal that would deliver so efficient of a death blow to imprudent dumping of economic resources the New Orleans project is under the likes of New Orleans Mayor, Ray “Willy Wonka” Nagin. This clown is so unschooled as to expect his displaced population to leave their new homes around the country, where they have secured jobs, government aid, or found another means to economic survival to return to his idea of hell on earth - a place where private investment will be managed by his government. Nagin whines that higher levels of government and the American people won't give his New Orleans what it is due. He's wrong. They are - they are giving it the cold shoulder of economic reality. Welcome to Nagin's Economic "Clown Town," and see Darwinism in action. Steve If one didn’t have friends in New Orleans that would be economically hurt, one could support the Mayor’s request.

Why? There has been NO other proposal that would deliver so efficient of a death blow to imprudent dumping of economic resources the New Orleans project is under the likes of New Orleans Mayor, Ray “Willy Wonka” Nagin.

This clown is so unschooled as to expect his displaced population to leave their new homes around the country, where they have secured jobs, government aid, or found another means to economic survival to return to his idea of hell on earth – a place where private investment will be managed by his government.

Nagin whines that higher levels of government and the American people won’t give his New Orleans what it is due.

He’s wrong. They are – they are giving it the cold shoulder of economic reality.

Welcome to Nagin’s Economic “Clown Town,” and see Darwinism in action.

Steve

]]> By: Blake Terry http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Blake Terry Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:18:11 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/03/19/a-conspiracy-of-dunces-rent-controls-and-racial-conspiracies/#comment-1622 If the renters recieve the subsidies, the landlord will have to raise the rent to make the repairs. They will not have to raise the rent if they recieve the subsidies. If the renters recieve the subsidies, the landlord will have to raise the rent to make the repairs. They will not have to raise the rent if they recieve the subsidies.

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