lifeisjuicyjuicy t1_j4vlkai wrote on January 18, 2023 at 3:57 PM

This was inevitable and the city should have planned for it better. Obviously landlords were going to evict people not paying rent as soon as they were able and the government couldn't interfere with private contracts forever, once immediate danger was over that was always going to end - the city had like 2 years to come up with a plan for this.

M_Drinks t1_j4w70d8 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 6:09 PM

Shocked that Adams didn't have a plan for this. Shocked!

/s (obviously)

ChrisFromLongIsland t1_j4wxkab wrote on January 18, 2023 at 8:51 PM

The government helped people over and over again by saying they did not have to pay rent and then delayed foreclosure again and again. The government also had rent subsidy programs to help people catch up. At what point is it the responsibility of the people not paying rent to figure it out? I would have figured they have been saving money for the time they would need a new apartment.

Not exactly sure what else Adam's or government is supposed to do here.

akmalhot t1_j4yr9ik wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:46 AM

you thoguth americans were saving money? we make on average much higher salaries than the rest of the world across the board, and just spend it all

everyone buys all kindso f junk, tons of travel, going out for food, drink, concerts, shows etc...

M_Drinks t1_j4wzsq7 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 9:05 PM

I guess my point is that if this was clearly the inevitable result, it was going to result in a rise in homelessness, which is very much Adams's problem (as well as the rest of ours).

He could have prepared for this by expanding/improving homeless shelters, but it seems like his only "solution" for the homeless problem is to make photo ops out of bulldozing their tents.