A speaker argues nationwide rent control is disastrous policy, citing economists' analyses of past failures. He defends his position against charges of hypocrisy and urges people to keep political disagreements from destroying personal relationships.
There are statements coming out of the executive branch calling for nationwide rent control. Y'all, that's not a partisan statement. That is terrible, terrible policy. It has been looked at by economists and numbers people. For every area that's tried it, it's a disaster. That's why I'm going to speak on politics. So for you who tell me to keep my mouth shut, no. All right, the next comments I saw told me, oh, that I'm a hypocrite and I'm awful. Okay, you don't know me, so I guess you can now announce your departure. That's fine too. Here's Here's the moral of the story, though. It's great to engage with each other. It's terrible to engage and call names. It's great to have opinions that differ from somebody you know. It's terrible to let your difference of opinions drive you away from people. We have to remember that politics should not be our religion. It can be your Super Bowl, but it should not take over your life. And right now, we're at a time when politics seems to have infiltrated every single thing.
