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I don't see the big deal with using a poor door if I get a massive break on the rent I pay. I guess there's a slippery slope argument here. There are low-rent a
by msie 11y ago
I don't see the big deal with using a poor door if I get a massive break on the rent I pay. I guess there's a slippery slope argument here. There are low-rent apartments where I live and some of the low-renters are making trouble for the rest of the tenants. I can see how people want to avoid an entrance frequented by the trouble-makers. What is the solution then? Evict the trouble-makers? Where will they go? If you filter out the troublemaking low-renters then having one entrance is fine. But that could be violating some law out there or there is a lengthy process of eviction.
- ics 11y agoThere is definitely an issue in conflating low-income tenants with "troublemakers". However, the real justification for this break in particular is that there is a very real belief that by putting low-income renters in better housing and better environments that they will be more inclined to maintain or improve upon the status quo. The problem with the so-called "poor doors" is that they are ignored and create a bad environment (which is bad for everyone) which breeds contempt. I live right next to NYCHA housing and get to see first hand how much of a difference the environment makes on a person; kids growing up in really crappy places must have amazing fortitude and support in order to not get stuck in the status quo which is not giving a shit about anyone else, things always falling apart, etc. Granted the issue is more complex than this, but it's much easier to antagonize low income people than to come up with possible solutions.
- msie 11y agoThanks for that explanation!