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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Way down at the bottom of the article, it admits that her apartment rents are right about the average for DC.[/quote]

“What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.“

But she won’t live in a place with “affordable housing units.” Code for poor people. She will campaign on their backs, and claim she’s for them, but once she has the ability, she won’t live near them.

It’s hypocritical to do this. [/quote]

How do you know she "won’t live in a place" with affordable housing? She would not be eligible for affordable housing herself and there might not be a building that meets her needs that has non-affordable housing units available. Do you have any evidence that she had an opportunity to live in a building with affordable housing and declined?
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You can't assume anything about her apartment hunting.  We can only go by what was in the article:  [quote]What it doesn't offer is affordable housing - a platform the self-described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.[/quote]

Young people are idealistic until they hit the jackpot.  
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Again, do you know that there were buildings with affordable housing units available that met her needs? Most of the affordable housing in that neighborhood is public housing. She couldn't very well live there, could she? She chose a transitioning neighborhood. If you folks were really up on today's left, you would know that it would a far better criticism to call her a gentrifier.

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Many junior members of congress share apartments given that they split time with their home districts.....that seems to be the normal housing strategy.[/quote]

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