> Like you, I think rent controls and low income rent support are supporting better lives for working poor, and do far more than paint over cracks, but the pove

> Like you, I think rent controls and low income rent support are supporting better lives for working poor, and do far more than paint over cracks, but the poverty trap is real: people who can't afford a small payrise because it triggers loss of rental support or food stamps. This is actually the one issue I've seen that consistently wins over the "Well, why don't they just get a (better) job?" crowd to supporting a higher limit, or a more varied limit, to benefits. Why would someone get a full-time job if doing so would leave them homeless and starving because they're now above getting any help whatsoever. We usually disagree on the solutions, but at least they come to see it's a lot more nuanced than just down to the people on welfare being lazy, which is a start.