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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:48AM (#26890363)
The problem is, the housing projects ended up being a major contributor to gangs in the cities. Growing up, "the projects" was a common euphemism for gang-infested ghettos, even though that likely was only true for a small portion of the projects.

See here, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidized_housing_in_the_Unit...

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Re:Home ownership is the West’s biggest economic-policy mistake by chriswarbo on Thursday April 22, 2021 @05:34AM (#26900668)
Yes, there are pros and cons; hence why I haven't argued for or against any approach to housing (although I have been arguing against the hypocricy of someone advocating for an approach that they don't themselves follow, like non-renting landlords having renters)
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