They also have more racial homogeny. Public housing in America lost public support when it shifted from being targeted at the white middle class to becoming associated with black poverty as the backdoor govt supported method of intervening in housing finance markets pulled the
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @MattBruenig and
It became associated with black ppl when funding for upkeep was dramatically slashed and white ppl were offered FHA loans to move to the suburbs, loans which black ppl didn't have access to. this is a widely ahistorical assessment of public housing in this country.
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Replying to @Tiogilly @MattBruenig and
I don’t think what you said contradicts what I said.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @MattBruenig and
Your tweet seems to suggest that the main culprit for the demise of public housing in this country was the assoc. of it w/ black ppl, instead of the deliberate shift in the 50 & 60s by the govt to reduce $ for upkeep and intro vouchers for private housing.
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I believe vouchers started in the 70s under Nixon and then new public housing construction was stopped wholesale around 1983, coincidentally when mass urban homelessness appeared. https://www.huduser.gov/hud50th/HUDat50Book.pdf …
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @Tiogilly and
I think those two things are not discrete phenomena. They go hand in hand. The story of post-1970s America is one in which explicit racism temporarily submerged itself and manifested instead in movements to undermine the fiscal foundations of a more equitable society.
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I agree. My main point is while we need to heed lessons from discriminatory welfare programs of the past, we shouldn't let that handicap current pursuit for a fairer system. We fixed *for the most part, racial disparities in SS, no reason we can't do the same for public housing.
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I think public systems, while still intersecting with the broader forces of racism/classism etc. are generally more accountable/transparent to disadvantaged groups than private systems. But they’re not a panacea. They don’t magically fix racism. They can reinforce it.
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I don't think it will fix racism either. But, since no one seems to have a plan to "fix racism" any time soon, we should pursue policies that provide basic necessities for black & brown folks whilst trying to "fix racism." I don't think those two are mutually exclusive.
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Replying to @Tiogilly @kimmaicutler and
If you guys are reduced to splitting hairs this finely to find something to disagree on it sounds like there's lots of room for agreement.
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This is a historical conversation. I think we’re largely in agreement. The sad thing is that the politics outside major Us cities are unforgiving and are even that much more ignorant of history.
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