1) Why are rent controls typically done for short time periods? 2) Use the supply and demand model to explain why eliminating rent control can be in a city's general interests but not in the interests of the voters of the city. 3) Rent control laws, like minimum wage laws apply to everyone, not simply the poor. Should there be provisions to apple rent control only to those who need the lower rent? Chapter 38 4)Describe how poverty is measured, summarize the demographics of poverty in the United States, and show how the percentage of the population that is poor has changed through the last 40 years. 5) Explain why the government prefers programs that grant the recipient good and services rather than money? 6) Summarize the welfare reform issues that we currently face