I mentioned that to see if they were open to it, and her response was "that's a harsh chemical".

If it breaks I'm sure I'd fix it or get another used one, but if a tenant is unduly harsh and keeps breaking them, then they can buy their own. 

Sorry if I came across as harsh, but I am a believer in, "If we don't police our own, someone else will do it for us."  

It has always surprised me that people need to get psyched up to do things.However, I think your commentary above is a bit harsh.

Mike, I don't mean to sound harsh, but you don't own this house any longer.

Wow Joel, that's a pretty harsh judgmental thing to say.

If that sounds harsh, let me tell you my boss said to me, when I told him of MY problem, "My wife does not get sick when SHE smells people's perfumes."

I have seen 2 very harsh boom busts in my state in the last 40 years as well as a few small ones.

I think the article's main thesis can be summarized in the following syllogism: (a) Poor people use more government resources than their tax contribution, (b) Illegal aliens are on average poor, (c) Therefore kick them out.Your assessment and use of the term syllogism seem overly harsh to me.

Let's not be too harsh.