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Originally posted by baltassoc
What if the Section 8 recipient was my grandmother, a retired elementary school teacher who, for various reasons, had a retirement income insufficient to support her living in even a one bedroom apartment without some Section 8 assistance?*
Now what if she were black?
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It is not so much the actual identity of the voucher recipient. It is the idea that the person living next door does not own their unit and does not have the same interests as me. So you're grandmonther likely would not be objectionable, but there is no guarantee that she would be the only renter for as long as I own my unit.
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I believe that you believe this is true.
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It is not my belief, it is an objective fact. If you knew me IRL you would know why.
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Judge on criminal background of the renter, and perhaps the other residents. Judge on a credit check. But you know, and I know, refusing to accept section 8 vouchers is an inefficient proxy for forms of discrimination that are illegal.
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True. But I'm not convinced they should be illegal. I would never discriminate on those grounds, but I think it should be permitted.
