southernhybrid
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/25/hud-secretary-ben-carson-to-propose-rent-increases-for-low-income-americans-receiving-federal-housing-subsidies/?utm_term=.0bd844567159
So, the pitiful minimum wage hasn't been increased since 2009, despite about 9% overall inflation since that year, but it's time to triple the rent on the poorest people, who reside in federal subsidized housing. I guess Carson wants to increase the size of the homeless population. What other explanation could there be for this misguided cruel idea?
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose tripling the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require those receiving housing subsidies to work, according to the administration’s legislative proposal obtained by The Washington Post.
The move to overhaul how low-income rental subsidies are calculated would affect more than 4.5 million families relying on federal housing assistance. The proposal legislation would require congressional approval.
Currently, tenants generally pay 30 percent of their adjusted income toward rent or a public housing agency minimum rent not to exceed $50. The administration’s legislative proposal sets the family monthly rent contribution at 35 percent of gross income or 35 percent of their earnings by working 15 hours a week at the federal minimum wage -- or approximately $150 a month, three times higher than the current minimum.
The Trump administration has long signaled through its budget proposals and leaked draft legislation that it seeks to increase the rents low-income tenants pay to live in federally subsidized housing.
So, the pitiful minimum wage hasn't been increased since 2009, despite about 9% overall inflation since that year, but it's time to triple the rent on the poorest people, who reside in federal subsidized housing. I guess Carson wants to increase the size of the homeless population. What other explanation could there be for this misguided cruel idea?