of
) Romantic love plays an insignificant role in m
Mucl
tical
t that a
Zn cities with rent control, the city go
lord can charge for an partment. upporters of rent control arge that it protects
Cople who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase: therefore
hev are not
of lo
However, the critics say that after a long time, rent
effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their
Thew do not invest in new buildings which would also be rent-controlled. As a res
t find
new apartments are not built. Mai
who n
According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the
he
Some theorists argue that the n
way. The federal government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The
um helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paid jobs. However, if the
inimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers wi
machinery. The price, which is the wage that employers must pay, increase
Therefore, other things being equal, the number of workers that employers w
eases. Thus. critics claim, an increase in the minimum wage may ca
unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with job
um wage
Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity
Because of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum
Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages
