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dembotoz

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4. bingo

Reply to Doc Sportello (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 16, 2022, 11:48 AM

Nov 2022

i grew old fairly middle class. the need for a safety net was always for the lesser fortunate.
at least with housing the need for the net is ever creeping closer

I have one homeless person living with me if if she moved out a family members family would move in.
Its nuts.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING is the next issue to tackle. I will take the snark, the ridicule but i will keep [View all] Samrob Nov 2022 OP

Peace and quiet and a microwave will do a lot for a simple life. Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #1

K&R Doc Sportello Nov 2022 #2

bingo dembotoz Nov 2022 #4

These last few years have been tough for a lot of people Doc Sportello Nov 2022 #8

Need to attack from top and bottom. UBI will probably be needed... Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #3

If wages (particularly the minimum wage) kept pace with inflation Thunderbeast Nov 2022 #5

The answer is simple: build more homes. Have we forgotten how to do that? hunter Nov 2022 #6

Affordable Housing Trust Funds are promising jmbar2 Nov 2022 #7

The issue is difficult and comes down to greed ScratchCat Nov 2022 #9

In Pittsburgh, as in many older cities, we have abandoned decaying houses FakeNoose Nov 2022 #10

Please do not overlook the corruption involved. Fixing that will go a long way to helping resolve i Samrob Nov 2022 #11