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It's handled at the local level but the funds to do this usually comes from the federal government.
And that's the problem. As long as the federal government is in the business of handing out (our) money then there will always be states, counties, and cities ready to take it. It drives up the spending the federal government does because no one ever says "No thanks, we don't need the money". If the money had to be raised locally then a lot of wasteful government programs would be either cut or managed a lot better.
Calvinist is right; the should be handled by cities, not the federal government.
They are not all grants and loans however, some are.
I for one would love to see HUD get kicked in the groin repeatedly.
Ever had to deal with them?
Talk about bureacracy....
But other than that, we do need affordable housing in this country. It's not the best environment for it right now, with all the vacant houses for rent, but that's not going to last forever.
Cops, firefighters, nurses...all these people need housing too, and can't afford to spend more than 30% of the income on housing.
And that's the problem. As long as the federal government is in the business of handing out (our) money then there will always be states, counties, and cities ready to take it. It drives up the spending the federal government does because no one ever says "No thanks, we don't need the money". If the money had to be raised locally then a lot of wasteful government programs would be either cut or managed a lot better.
Calvinist is right; the should be handled by cities, not the federal government.
Calvinist is wrong.
It's already handled by cities, counties, states and the Federal government altogether.
I for one would love to see HUD get kicked in the groin repeatedly.
Ever had to deal with them?
Talk about bureacracy....
But other than that, we do need affordable housing in this country. It's not the best environment for it right now, with all the vacant houses for rent, but that's not going to last forever.
Cops, firefighters, nurses...all these people need housing too, and can't afford to spend more than 30% of the income on housing.
Should the government provide ZERO financial aid in the way of housing shelters for the homeless and low income subsidies for housing?
As in, remove ALL requirements, all across the country, for builders to provide a certain percentage of their apartments for low income housing (federally subsidized by the government) and eliminate section 8 subsidies.
Also, get rid of ALL programs that make sure the homeless are housed during summer heatwaves and winter cold snaps.
If the states need assistance to do so I wouldn't necessarily be against some sort of Federal Aid.
Which is pretty much how it works already.
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I also think any church that is worthwhile should be helping those in need. I think instead of taxing people and making the government do it, people should be providing this help through charities.
Will people donate all their tax savings to charities to house and care for the poor?
Didn't think so.
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I think it's best if the local government do it and pay for it.
So then your federal taxes go down, but your local taxes go up. Where's the bottom-line benefit?
Basically its federally funded because they are the ones who enacted the laws allowing the funding .But they have shifted to section 8 more and more because they lack any control or politcal will to enforce rules.That shifts the enforcemnt to private owenership of section 8.It's just a example of the real lack of governance today.
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