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I'm sick of hearing lies around here and in right wing media that all poor people get free rent, or that illegal immigrants come here and move right into government housing. A family that applies now, their kids will probably be independent before they reach the end of the waiting lists.
For the record, I am against our low-income housing system. A blanket rental assistance program would be helpful to more families, if there were to be housing assistance at all.
Reuters) - The number of U.S. residents living in poverty edged up to 46.5 million last year, the latest sign that an economic recovery marked by a stock market boom has not trickled down to ordinary Americans.
For the record, I am against our low-income housing system. A blanket rental assistance program would be helpful to more families, if there were to be housing assistance at all.
You realize a system like that would end up just like the student loan programs right?
Even more interesting: Figure 6, two pages down, shows that spending on housing assistance is not even 1/3 of the amount of federal money spent on tax breaks for homeowners, which was $144 billion at writing, of which 70% goes to high-income households.
Reuters) - The number of U.S. residents living in poverty edged up to 46.5 million last year, the latest sign that an economic recovery marked by a stock market boom has not trickled down to ordinary Americans.
assistance, likely a lot of people get rental assistance. Not many people get free rent.
The waiting list around here is 1-2 years.
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