[Maceman]

When landlords pick one renter among multiple qualified applicants, their own biases — conscious or unconscious — may come into play, she says.

So what?

This is fascism, pure and simple. The landlords "own" the property but the city controls all aspects of the property's usage.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Fascism is so much easier and more economical for the government...they don’t have ownership or liability but they still have complete control of the property. This isn’t socialism that we’re heading toward, it’s fascism.

[DiogenesLamp]

This is fascism, pure and simple. The landlords "own" the property but the city controls all aspects of the property's usage.

Fascism is what the left has always been about. It is inherent in it's nature.

[Mr. Douglas]

This is fascism, pure and simple.

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Yup. And another demonstrable proof for why I was right to leave Seattle in 2011. And this sort of fascism is why.

Did you know there is also a movement afoot there (if not already implemented) to tax septic systems?