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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://tcf.org/assets/downloads/tcf-Schwartz.pdf

Read this. It's merely one study, but it focuses on nearby MoCo which doesn't have the issues that DC currently has thanks to inclusionary zoning mandated by law starting in the 1970s.

Because of this, the fine citizens of Bethesda didn't go bananas when low income housing and shelters were developed in their Fancypants zip code.

Oh, and by the way, the study indicates that low income/formerly homeless families thrive when housed in the nicer areas. [/quote]

Bump. Read this, haters. [/quote]

Meh.

For one iit's mainly about low income families in subsidized public housing, as opposed to homeless.
Study says kids do best in areas where there's <20% FARMS.  That rules out most of DC.  Several other premises that don't quite work or apply for DC...

And let's not forget about the notorious and disturbing lack of consistency and reproducibility that is endemic to these types of social sciences studies in academia...[/quote]

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Most homeless families are not very different from other low income families.  It's just that when they run into trouble paying rent, they have no one to borrow from or no place to go to live.  [/quote]

If they can't afford rent and have nobody to turn to for help, why in God's name stay in one of the most expensive cities in the entire nation?  I grew up dirt poor including a brief stint homeless, but knew enough to recognize a bad situation and to find the first opportunity possible to get the hell out of it to find something more workable and affordable.  Apparently not everyone has that common sense.[/quote]

Could be a job, or because they have friends and family that they rely on.  Maybe not someone who can take them in, but still it's hard to move to a new place with no money, no job, and no family or friends.[/quote]

I would never let a job that pays me so little that I can't afford rent to hold me down.  Can't be all that good of a job if that's the case.  And what good are friends and family if they let you end up homeless on the street?  I would do whatever it takes to get the hell out of that situation, without a thought.[/quote]

Well that made sense for you, in your situation.  But you can't make that kind of blanket statement about everyone else's. You may think it's logical to move, but maybe you had some money or a car.  Maybe you didn't have kids in tow.  And friends and family count for a lot if they are watching your kid while you work, even if there's no room for you to stay in their apartment.

Most people are only homeless for a half year or less, even in DC.  So most people make it back out without moving.[/quote]

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