totally disagree. Owner occupied homeowners spend way more than renters on upkeep, decor, renovations, landscaping, appliances, furniture, paint etc etc etc.

There is a reason why owner occupied home ownership is tax subsidized by the government, because it spurs economic activity. Offers stability to the local economies and it actually better for capitalistic endeavors.

>We ll just call them 'environmental regulations' or historic preservation or something, and they ll be happy and own nothing

The California solution.

This. People like to jump up and down, but the reality is that homeownership rates are statistically normal.

Sure, but not every raise comes with a title change, nor should it.

If I have 5 baristas, and 2 are better than the three, I should be able to reward the better ones without a promotion, title change etc.

Why?

This. As an employer in a system with less transparency, I am more apt to give larger raises to people who actually deserve them. With transparency, I am less likely to give larger raises and I am incentivized to keep all pay low and all pay as equitable as possible, even though we all know employees are not equal.

This stat seems totally plausible.

So, they were with the range.

"so it’s clearly having a positive impact."

somebody doesn't understand correlation vs causation...that is the real missing point.

Many companies have listed salary ranges for decades, well before this law.