THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN AMERICA CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: BROKEN
#HOMELESSNESS IS THE RESULT OF DECADES OF THE FAILURE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
DON'T BE FOOLED BY SLICK PROMOTIONAL POSTS THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOUR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE SOLVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS.
WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE PUBLIC AND TAXPAYERS MUST ASK: AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYERS AND HOW LONG IS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD?
EVERY TAXPAYER SHOULD BE ASKING THEIR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, density bonus increase, waivers of impact fees, or other government benefit or incentive did the project receive?
2. What is the affordability period for each project and, if the affordability period is not in perpetuity or permanent, WHY NOT?
3. What guarantees exist that tenants in the affordable housing units will not be displaced after an "affordability period expires?
Any LOCAL, STATE or FEDERAL official that does not MANDATE "permanent" affordability periods or affordability "IN PERPETUITY" for any project receiving some government benefit is commiting MALFEASANCE and should quit, be removed from office or be terminated.
IN MOST CASES WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, the public and taxpayer are being fooled into thinking their elected and appointed officials are solving problems, when in fact, all hey have done is "KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD" to burden a future generation with the same problem or crisis!
🔊CALL TO ACTION! We're less than two weeks away from the #JohnsonVGrantsPass hearing and #HousingNotHandcuffs Rally on April 22. Will you join us at the Supreme Court, on the forefront of this historic moment?
Here's our schedule for the day:
8:30-9:00: Lie-in action with blankets and pillows in front of the Supreme Court
9:00-10:00: Breakfast with advocates from across the country
10:00-12:00: Main rally with speakers, or listen to case arguments
12:00: Call to action and close
📍 Location: U.S. Supreme Court, 1 First Street NE, D.C.
🔗RSVP to the rally and educate yourself on the impact and importance of this case at https://lnkd.in/exQe8rxV
Owner at Keith G. Langer, Attorney at Law
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