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In the fifties, low-cost mortgages, rising wages and the
G.I. bill made owning a home a reachable dream for millions. Now,
children spend longer and longer under their parents' roof, and
home-ownership has become the great American pipe-dream. Housing
costs have increased dramatically. Homelessness is on the rise.
Our economy seems unable to provide affordable housing
without aid from the public sector. But: if government must subsidize housing for the working poor, how can it raise enough money, without driving away the tax base - or creating crushing debt burdens? | |
Crime - Deficit - Downsizing - Recessions - Overpopulation - Pollution | |