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[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]

Um, they were formerly homeless families...that's how you get subsidized housing. [/quote]

No, you can qualify for subsidized housing based on income without ever having been homeless.[/quote]

It's not that easy. Technically you can, but the reality is that they prioritize certain groups. Not to mention the list.

This just goes to show you that people are fearful of the stereotype of homeless people. For whatever reason the pp feels more comfortable with low income families...and doesn't realize that they are the same: the family was homeless prior to being placed in that housing, and now they are just a low income family in subsidized housing. Same people, pp. Same people. [/quote]
Iced income housing and subsidized housing are different. I personally would not want to be a section 8 landlord in DC or live next to a block or section 8 apartment. Why? Because of the responsibility required (little) and the visitors. [/quote]

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