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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only reason some APS schools have over 50% FARMS rates is because we are massively subsidizing people who don't even have ties to our community.  We are literally bringing them in to live in Arlington, and spending high six figures to do so.

Meanwhile the county doesn't spend a dime keeping actual middle class in Arlington, regardless of how long they have lived here.  Actually, it is worse than that. The county actively undermines middle class welfare in the county by concentrating poverty in what should be solidly blue collar, middle class areas

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This is completely false.  We are not 'bringing in poor people to live in Arlington.'  I get so so sick of this narrative being reported over and over.  Also- one of the affordable housing goals is distribution.  Stop villifying affordable housing- its not the problem.[/quote]

Different poster. Agree that it's a worthy pursuit. But you are naive about the "goal" of distribution. They watered it down SO MUCH in the new plan a few years ago--and that was only after CARD and others demanded they not eliminate it completely (as they wanted to do).  The "goals" are laughable and there is no effort to meet them whatsoever. There's not even a concrete plan to do anything at all to distribute. So save us your APAH talking points. [/quote]

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