On 12/10/19 3:31 PM, Ken wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Looks like we may have opportunity to help our fellow man.Â* Just got out of jail?Â* You get a new house. Managed to sneak across the border?Â* You get a new house.Â* Earn a good living and pay taxes?Â* Sorry, find your own house.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/20...deal-framework

Omar's $1.2 Trillion 'Homes for All Act' Heralded as Ambitious Addition to Green New Deal Framework
The 10-year plan to build millions of sustainable, affordable housing units is called "a new mile marker in the progressive left's efforts to stake out a national housing agenda."

According to a fact sheet (pdf) from Omar's office, the legislation "establishes a new vision of how 21st Century public and affordable housing should look and operate" by requiring that all new housing units built with the allocated funds:

Remain permanently affordable;
Be integrated, to the best possible extent with public transit and vehicle alternatives like walking and biking, while allowing for flexibility to accommodate the needs and resources of rural, metropolitan, and Tribal areas;
Be designed, built, and operated to the highest possible environmental standard, with a focus on minimizing energy costs and achieving carbon neutrality;
Prohibit any discrimination against residents based on sexual orientation, gender, criminal history, or immigration status;
Be located in communities that are in compliance with the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule in order to ensure fair and equal access;
And provide residents with free, voluntary wrap-around services that help address the needs of those experiencing chronic homelessness or housing instability€”like access to healthcare, employment, or education assistance, childcare, financial literacy
class, and other community-based support services.

I think this has already been tried.Â* It was called Cabrini-Green.Â* How did that work out??


As I recall, the residents (mostly democrats) were very hostile toward the taxpayers that payed for their free housing.

Police records reveal a lot of hate crimes against taxpayers.

As a show of gratitude, the residents eventually destroyed the Cabrini-Green complex.