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Comment Re:Also Oakland (Score 1) 319

I suspect that the landlord getting to up rental rates when a tenant moves out may have a lot to do with this excessive behavior.

You're damn right it does, and good for the landlord. They can rent to Asshole A for $600/month and Asshole B will not find a place to live, or they can rent to Asshole B for $2500 a month and Asshole A won't have a place to live. Either way one asshole has a place to live and one doesn't, but in one case I make $1900 more a month - I know which I'd pick.

Comment Re:Cynicism (Score 1) 148

They should have a +0: Wishful thinking moderation.

If this were true, operators would have already stopped roaming charges because it's probably moderately expensive to track, bill, and maintain the infrastructure/software for it.

I love it when people try to pretend "government knows best, it will help businesses!". Of course this will cost them money, don't be silly. They'll have to make it up somewhere else.

Comment Re:Forbit all HFT (Score 1) 246

This is a philosophy fail. Someone or something need not "contribute to society". You aren't the "societal contribution police", bro.

I'm not a "no government, maaan!" guy but I believe there should be a fairly high burden of proof for government intervention in any part of our lives. For example, I have no problem with single payer health insurance - to me there is a massive reason for it in terms of our standard of living.

HFT? Good luck finding the massive damage it does that would justify arbitrary limits on it such as you propose.

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