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More Democrats Should Talk About Capping Rents
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden called on Congress to cap rent increases at 5 percent — the first time a sitting president has embraced rent control since Richard Nixon implemented widespread price control measures amid hyperinflation in the early 1970s. …