http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-hous13.html
Basically, study finds that section 8 vouchers are very concentrated in certain neighborhoods. No surprise, right? I mean, I'd read this already, just not as the result of a study. And empirical evidence should have suggested this already to any observer.
However, I was always willing to rack this up to ghetto people not wanting to leave the ghetto, for example when public housing is torn down and the residents are given vouchers. The article acknowledges that this is at least a partial cause, but also notes that there are entire communities where nobody will accept a voucher. Entire liberal, lakefront liberal, lakefront democratic liberal, communities where nobody will accept a section 8 voucher.
I'll just note that I think about 75% of this country's race/poverty/crime problems would disappear over 20 or 30 years if every community shouldered its share of this burden (housing), instead of concentrating it in just a few neighborhoods. I mean, if we are going to pay for the housing at all, why not try to ensure that the resultant burdens are spread among communities?
Anyway, I was impressed with the lady in the last two paragraphs.
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