re: #127 shiplord kirel

OT.
Today was the 20th consecutive day over 100 degrees here in Lubbock (102). This is a record. There was not a single day over 100 in 2006, btw.
This is a serious problem for lower income people because very few rental houses in Lubbock have adequate air conditioning. Landlords think that supplying a 20 year old swamp cooler is more than enough, so long as they can shrug and point out that average humidity here is 40% higher than it was 50 years ago.
Worse, many of the older rental houses have these idiotic WW2 surplus swing-out windows so renters cannot even buy and install their own window units. These windows were made for temporary barracks during World War 2. When the barracks were demolished, Lubbock slum-lords bought up many thousands of them since this is one of the few cities whose fire codes permit the use of small swing-outs in residential applications.
I own a couple of rental houses in California. I would be arrested there if I tried to pull the crap Lubbock slum-lords take for granted.
My house here has good central heat and air, and real windows, but when libertarians bitch about government regulations I need only point to the disgraceful condition of Lubbock rental housing as an example of the need. If you act like a pig, you’ll be treated like one.

Bless your heart for making an excellent point, with example, Kirel.

I know we go around and around here about the good/bad of government, but a society with no regulations on how people treat one another would look a lot more like Lord of the Flies than Pleasantville, USA, I feel sure.