Because the politicians see them as voters and enact laws favoring them over property owners.  

I’d imagine it was developed by attorney and politician $ milk it farmers, further by private services, the only ones benefiting for the most part.

"You should like a dam politician...

A landlords job is not to be a babysitter or politician.

In reality it was never meant for people to have to be able to raise hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars to be elected, nor for politicians be full time legislators.

It seems that even the politicians that get elected at the local level on a platform of low taxes, reform, and waste reduction end up getting co-opted by the system and eventually ask the voters for more tax dollars!

I think the entire state of Illinois shouldmutiny until new politicians and politics are implemented, until then I'd stop investing in Chicago, once the money finally stops coming in will change actually come. 

Or as I mentioned, get in touch with the mayor or other important politicians who can push your thing through.

The problem is some politicians just don't understand business or investing.

With attorneys, researchers and lobbyists on their payroll, they are able to influence politicians on both sides of the political spectrum.What has held the Realtors in check over the last 30 years has been the general worldwide movement to deregulation and free market orientation.