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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is ironic, if true, that they are thinking of using the Carlin Springs parcel for affordable housing.  The whole point of affordable housing is to provide an opportunity for middle class families who otherwise couldn't afford to live here.  So ostensibly it's to remedy socioeconomic stratification on some level.  But if the public schools are no longer considered a viable option by most people, we'll have an urban style school system with the uber rich, who can afford private school, and people at the other end of the spectrum who may not have many options.  Without viable, quality public schools, a whole lot of people in the middle will view Arlington as unaffordable anyway, regardless of how much affordable housing we have.  [/quote]

I support affordable housing, in principle, but not how it is implemented in Arlington. It is overwhelming NOT occupied by teachers, police, firefighters, etc. who struggle to live in the county where they work. Instead, it is mostly populated by families who make less than 25% of median income (think servers, wait staff, manual laborers, etc., which is still a-ok in my  book) that DON'T EVEN WORK IN THE COUNTY. Why are we putting so many resources to help families who a) don't currently live here, and b) don't even work here? It's crazy.[/quote]

Yeah this seems nuts to me, too.  But is it, really?  I don't think you can really tie one to the other.  Like, if you lose your Arlington job you have to move?  Cause that seems nuts, too.  And we don't think it's crazy for people in SFHs not to work in Arlington.  If the people in affordable housing are going to work in DC, that makes total sense to me and I'm down with that.  Everyone has the right to a shorter commute and high(er) quality schools.  For me, the sticker is if they're working even further outside in Fairfax, because hey, just live in Fairfax.[/quote]

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