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“Affordable housing” is a just euphemism for subsidizing employers’ low wages at the taxpayers’ expense. This plan is even worse, in that they’ll also provide
by teakettle42 4y ago
“Affordable housing” is a just euphemism for subsidizing employers’ low wages at the taxpayers’ expense.
This plan is even worse, in that they’ll also provide “rental and downpayment assistance”, causing home prices to skyrocket in exactly the same way as college tuition.
- oh_sigh 4y agoI find it funny that the average American liberal might be (rightfully) outraged that a Walmart employee is on food stamps, complaining that the government is subsidizing Walmart paying below living wages - but then turn around and advocate for the government to build affordable housing for the same worker.
- f1yght 4y agoThere's still a short term housing affordability issue even if we do address supply issues. Social or subsidized housing are still good along with increasing the availability of higher density housing near jobs and services.
- HWR_14 4y agoAffordable housing has a supply problem. Food doesn't.
- slow_GDE 4y ago