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senteroa t1_je3h1t9 wrote

Reply to comment by jgalt5042 in Ex-homeless tenants face mass eviction by Lower East Side landlord by natekrinsky

what will you do when the people get fed up with your greedy ways? run, hide, or beg for forgiveness?

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jgalt5042 t1_je4rj84 wrote

What is greedy? Paying rent? Should it be free?

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Cascando-5273 t1_je4thkj wrote

Not free, of course. At the same time, everyone deserves a safe, decent and clean place to live, and government should ensure that the right to housing is guaranteed.

If that means that the city pays for housing for the poor and indigent, so be it. In fact, the city saves approximately $1000 per person per month by moving people out of shelters and into apartments. Unless you want to abolish the shelter system, everybody wins by putting the formerly homeless into rental units.

Caveat emptor: I am a former homeless person whose rent is paid for by the city. I would like to work, but ageism prevents me from getting a job which pays decently and utilizes my experience and education. By paying for my apartment, I have dignity and privacy, and the city saves $12,000 annually.

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Sirrplz t1_je4teka wrote

Probably press charges before you and your angry mob attack another person unrelated to your cause

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