Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by 7speter on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:39PM
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You know how long the waitlist is for section 8 is, in say, New York? All poor people don’t just go out and ask for section 8 or rent stabilized apartments and instantly get them.
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Re:If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity
by whimsicalism on Saturday July 29, 2023 @04:57PM
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I think I likely know more about urban poverty than you do. It is incredibly hard to get a section 8 apartment, especially if you aren't a family, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to do that in urban cores as section 8 contracts are being shifted towards outlying areas.
Nonetheless, there are lots of people in urban areas living in section 8 housing and it is a substantial part of the story around urban poverty and how people still afford to live in urban cores.