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I wouldn't generalize too much based on a single experience. I live nearby a low income city owned apartment complex. It's not a high rise, but is more dense t
by bluejekyll 10y ago
I wouldn't generalize too much based on a single experience.
I live nearby a low income city owned apartment complex. It's not a high rise, but is more dense than the surrounding houses.
There are many elderly people there who go out of their way to be nice to me and my family when we walk by. But there are others who don't have enough respect for the neighborhood not to just throw their garbage on the street. Literally garbage bags in front of their doors on their sidewalk (they have garbage cans less than 20 ft away which they could instead use). I wish I could understand why they don't see this as their own neighborhood and should treat it with more respect.
Generally what I notice is that there are some people with some mental issues who just yell and scream at people randomly. They need more than just housing help, but hey this is America, healthcare for those at the top is great. Then there are the elderly who IMO are the ones most deserving of the housig help.
Generally something feels broken, but I'm not clear what the fix is, it's definitely not one thing. And I don't think it's just money, because anyone living there is getting a substantially lower rent than market rate, and that's really my main point. I don't believe the root cause is money, as much as it's less education; mental or physical issues that make traditional work hard; and some misaligned societal incentives. Those all lead to financial issues that landed them there; basically financial hardship for many that I see is more of a symptom of a greater societal problem. I'm definitely no expert, and have never had to deal with any of that personally.
- Nomentatus 10y agoPsychopaths are very much over-represented amongst the richest (didn't get caught) and poorest (did get caught.) There aren't too many who took a middle path and ended up with middling results.