Showing off more of its compassionate side, "The
Bush administration is seeking to cut housing aid to poor residents of
New York City next year," as part of a proposal which would reduce the
value of vouchers for subsidized housing. The proposal includes plans
for even bigger cuts for some urban areas in New England and could have
a "significantly detrimental impact" on many of the 1.9 million
families who participate in Section 8, the government's primary housing
program for the poor. This means that as the Bush administration
continues lobbying to make its tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, its
policies may force poor families in some areas to pay hundreds of extra
dollars per month in rent. According to a letter written by Rep.
Christopher Shays (R-CT) to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), "That extra burden could be too much for thousands
of tenants, 'potentially leaving them homeless.' " [more ]
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