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Rent control purports to pro­tect seniors on fixed incomes, David Tornheim says ("True intent of rent control," letters, April 8), but what about the seniors such as me, age 76, who sacrificed and saved thinking my five-unit building would eventu­ally save me from poverty? I ended up subsidizing tenants far younger and richer. Rent control is mainly a boon for people who don't need it. As for those who genuinely need housing assistance, shouldn't society at large do the subsidizing and not dump it all onto a small segment of society?
Don Gibbs SAN FRANCISCO