How much does low wages for unskilled workers cost taxpayers?

[old_cold]

Originally Posted by freemkt

I've sounded like a broken record suggesting that the cost of living (specifically housing prices and rents) is inflated by government. But nobody wants to reform this because excessive housing regulation is profitable for so many other people, e.g. homeowners and landlords.

You sound like a broken record because you have nothing new to work with....the only input comes from the same old record(which was broken to begin with)

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by old_cold

You sound like a broken record because you have nothing new to work with....the only input comes from the same old record(which was broken to begin with)

then am i correct in assuming you support continuing the ongoing government redistribution from renters to owners?

[skoro]

Billions upon billions each year.

It's just another form of taxpayer subsidized corporate welfare.

[old_cold]

Originally Posted by freemkt

then am i correct in assuming you support continuing the ongoing government redistribution from renters to owners?

Perfect example of a non-sequitur

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by old_cold

Perfect example of a non-sequitur

If the show fits, wear it. Do you claim TWO homestead exemptions?

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by I'm Retired Now

3) Let the working poor fend for themselves and drastically cut the government provided benefits that are given to the working poor and live with the social and economic problems that will occur as a result.

That's the best option there.

It would be very easy to accomplish. All you have to do is limit Food Stamps, WIC, Section 8 Housing, etc etc etc to only those residences that have two or more non-related households.

In other words, a family of 3 is barred from receiving Food Stamps, unless they are sharing housing with a non-related household.

Right?

A family of 3, and a single mother with 2 rent a 3-bedroom apartment together, the single mother gets one bedroom, the two adults get one bedroom and the the 3 kids share the other bedroom.

And why do that?

Because when they share housing accommodations, then they have extra money to buy food, and so they would not qualify for Food Stamps.

Simplicity at its best....

Mircea