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by ronniecoleman » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:41 am
Unless they are used as strictly temporary measures, rent-control ordinances (municipal regulations placing limits on rent increases) have several negative effects for renters. One of these is that the controls will bring about a shortage of rental units. This disadvantage for renters occurs over the long run, but the advantage—smaller rent increases—occurs immediately. In many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed, it is invariably the desire for short-term gain that guides those tenants in the exercise of that power.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.
(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.
(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.
(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units
(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially
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Re: nice question!

by ankit1383 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:15 am
ronniecoleman wrote:Unless they are used as strictly temporary measures, rent-control ordinances (municipal regulations placing limits on rent increases) have several negative effects for renters. One of these is that the controls will bring about a shortage of rental units. This disadvantage for renters occurs over the long run, but the advantage—smaller rent increases—occurs immediately. In many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed, it is invariably the desire for short-term gain that guides those tenants in the exercise of that power.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.
(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.
(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.
(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units.Correct
(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially
Stimulas talks about shortage and not about increase in rent
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Re: nice question!

by sudhir3127 » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:23 am
ronniecoleman wrote:Unless they are used as strictly temporary measures, rent-control ordinances (municipal regulations placing limits on rent increases) have several negative effects for renters. One of these is that the controls will bring about a shortage of rental units. This disadvantage for renters occurs over the long run, but the advantage—smaller rent increases—occurs immediately. In many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed, it is invariably the desire for short-term gain that guides those tenants in the exercise of that power.
If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly inferred from them?
(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.
(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.
(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.
(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units
(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially
i go with D

From the passage when know that the rent control is already in in the municipality and tenants are taking advantage of that .so there shud a shortage of units , and if it remains over a long period of time .. it will create a shortage .
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by niraj_a » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:28 am
D

D and E are the only ones worth looking at. The word 'substantially' in E. led me to choose D.
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by karmayogi » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:00 am
The whole argument is about rent control ordinance. When we need such ordinance? The shortage of rental units leads to rise in rent rate.

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by pbanavara » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:25 pm
I'd go with E because D is just re-iterating what's stated in the argument.

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by raunekk » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:48 pm
imo:D


(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.

1)stimulus says: "smaller rent increases"- which means there is an increase in the rest.
2)no where in the stimulus it is mentioned that landlords cannot raise the rests.
3)the language is too strong


(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.

stimulus says:In many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed..

1)There is no corelation mentioned or inferred from the passage between "rent-control ordinances are repealed " and shortages of rental units.



(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.

stimulus says: have several negative effects


(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units

P1: says there is a possibility of shortage of rental units.
P2:says in many munciplaties ordinance can be enacted or repelled.

D correlates this to infer the appropriate.

Also ,note that the language is not strong at all.

(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially

There is a probability and no surity of this.


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I'd go with E because D is just re-iterating what's stated in the argument.

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"Paraphrased Answers are answers that restate a portion of the stimulus in different terms. Because the language is not exactly the same as in the
stimulus, Paraphrased Answers can be easy to miss. Paraphrased
Answers are designed to test your ability to discern the author’s exact
meaning. Sometimes the answer can appear to be almost too obvious
since it is drawn directly from the stimulus."

-source CR Bible.

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by pbanavara » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:04 am
raunekk wrote:imo:D


(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.

1)stimulus says: "smaller rent increases"- which means there is an increase in the rest.
2)no where in the stimulus it is mentioned that landlords cannot raise the rests.
3)the language is too strong


(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.

stimulus says:In many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed..

1)There is no corelation mentioned or inferred from the passage between "rent-control ordinances are repealed " and shortages of rental units.



(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.

stimulus says: have several negative effects


(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units

P1: says there is a possibility of shortage of rental units.
P2:says in many munciplaties ordinance can be enacted or repelled.

D correlates this to infer the appropriate.

Also ,note that the language is not strong at all.

(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially

There is a probability and no surity of this.


thanks.
i hope this helps.

I'd go with E because D is just re-iterating what's stated in the argument.

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for inference questions:

"Paraphrased Answers are answers that restate a portion of the stimulus in different terms. Because the language is not exactly the same as in the
stimulus, Paraphrased Answers can be easy to miss. Paraphrased
Answers are designed to test your ability to discern the author’s exact
meaning. Sometimes the answer can appear to be almost too obvious
since it is drawn directly from the stimulus."

-source CR Bible.

i hope it helps.
I'll take ur word on that .. u r the destroyer anyways :)
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by raunekk » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:17 am
those are CR bible words...:)

I'll take ur word on that .. u r the destroyer anyways


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I would go with E

by pjasani12 » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:11 pm
Because D talks about now and for sure there wont be immediately
shortage of apartments.
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by maihuna » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:20 am
I will go with E. Reason, I can kill all other choices but E, how see below:

fact1:Unless they are used as strictly temporary measures, rent-control ordinances (municipal regulations placing limits on rent increases) have several negative effects for rentals
fact2: One of these is that the controls will bring about a shortage of rental units. This disadvantage for renters occurs over the long run, but the advantage—smaller rent increases—occurs immediately.
Fact3: in many municipalities, specifically in all those where tenants of rent-control units have a secure hold on political power and can get rent-control ordinances enacted or repealed, it is invariably the desire for short-term gain that guides those tenants in the exercise of that power.

What could be likely Inference: some disadvantage short of paraphrase

(A) It is impossible for landlords to raise rents when rent controls are in effect.
No: why it is, it is mention raise is possible but small one
(B) In many municipalities rent-control ordinances are repealed as soon as shortages of rental unites arise.
No: nowhere it mentions condition to repel law
(C) The only negative effect of tent control for renters is that it brings about a shortage of rental units.
No: it explicitly say out of many disadvantage...so its not only
(D) In many municipalities there is now, or eventually will be, a shortage of rental units
No: In which municipalities, its talking about municipalities where rental control law is to be inacted...a shell game short of stuff
(E) In the long term, a shortage of rental units will raise rents substantially
Could be: Two reason I can explicitly kill all other choices, other it is partially supported...in long run low increase but less avialable rental...and its likely as a long term disadvantage increase the rentals..who knows significantly...i will go with it
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by vscid » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:19 pm
E for me.
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by jeevan.Gk » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:29 am
I would go with E as well !

The word substantially is necessary because in the short term its mentioned small rent increases as advantage and in the long term its disadvantage and hence it cant be small increase , it has to be substantial increase ..


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by samanthaJ79 » Fri May 13, 2016 3:48 am
also will choose option E
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