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1. We need more public housing.

2. The housing has to be slightly worse than the lowest quality housing available on the market. (Think SROs or dormitory style).

3. You have to make access to some of the housing unconditional.

This was the solution in most cities until large bipartisan pushes in the late 90s sought to end "projects" and "slums".

I totally understand trying to make efforts to also solve drug and crime related problems. Or even get people into nice houses or jobs. But it seems like all for all of the money we are refusing to spend on actual homes, we may as well move the drugs and crime indoors and off the streets.



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