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Critique: Housing- lets get serious!

Posted by Socialist WebZine On 10:38 AM

a policy needs to be formed and adhered to for people banned from visiting public housing to be allowed back



Traveling the Internet I happened upon Housing- lets get serious! by Brandon Collins, an poorly written but interesting piece, not without some insight.

I certainly could agree with the basic principle, that every person has the right to live in safe home that they can afford.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

But what really hit me was a peripheral demand, seemingly out of the blue, and not supported by any previous argument:

-a policy needs to be formed and adhered to for people banned from visiting public housing to be allowed back.

What people? When were they banned? And, for what given reason?

If they were banned to keep them from associating with residents, I could certainly agree.

If they were banned to keep them from disturbing the residents, then I would be siding with the residents.

The previous blanket statement that I object to has all the ear-marks of pandering to some special interest.

This assumption could have been avoided by simply providing more information.

Thanks,
Dave



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2 comments

  1. Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local.Public housing, social housing, disability supported accommodation services and other acommodation-related support for Victorians most in need

    Posted on September 21, 2011 5:19 AM

     
  2. Brandon Collins Said,

    the piece referred to was a comment on the situation of Charlottesville, Va and was specific to my campaign for city council- this is why there wasn't more back up info

    Posted on February 20, 2012 4:59 PM

     

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