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Kentucky GOP lawmakers override governor and undo efforts to prevent renter discrimination - KVIA

kvia.com Kentucky GOP lawmakers override governor and undo efforts to prevent renter discrimination - KVIA

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from discriminating against renters who use federal housing vouchers has been restored after Republican lawmakers quickly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto....

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A bill that will undo efforts in Kentucky’s two largest cities to ban landlords from discriminating against renters who use federal housing vouchers has been restored after Republican lawmakers quickly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto. The override votes completed work on the bill Wednesday. The lopsided override votes in the House and Senate came a day after Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed the legislation. It was Beshear’s first veto of this year’s legislative session. But more are expected amid policy clashes between the Democratic governor and the GOP legislative supermajorities.

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Fuck the poor, right? Lemme go back to loving my neighbor. Assholes.
- If you want to buy a house and rent it out to people on assistance nothing is stopping you. You are free to care about the poor
  
  What a shitty libertarian attitude.

Shocked I say, shocked

That's because Republicans CARE about the Working Class!

I live in kentucky. have all my life.
the kentucky democratic party will never make issues like this an issue to fundraise or encourage people to run for office. it's embarrassing.

The article didn't have a lot of detail on specifically what exactly want going to be allowed. I realize it would have prevented discrimination but specially in what way.
- What do you mean? It's: landlords cannot discriminate against renters using housing vouchers. As in: landlords cannot deny renters just because of they're paying rent with vouchers.
  
  In most states a landlord can choose if they want to accept a certain form of payment. Mainly my question was., did a landlord have to accept the renter who was on assistance or could they just say no not going to going to accept those on assistance.
  But thank you for the clarification.

Low income housing areas are notoriously dangerous. Why should anyone be forced to rent their own private property out to someone on government assistance?
- Why should you be allowed to buy up low income neighborhood properties and hold them hostage? Your private property is guaranteed by state protection and it can be taken away by the state!
- You have mistaken correlation and causation, electing to reinforce the cause
- Why aren't we just letting people die in the gutter, am I right?
- That would be awful! Luckily, no one is forced to rent to anyone, and you can live there yourself, thereby bringing up the income levels (you do have a job, right?) and therefore the safety.

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