Everything that is subsidized is regulated by someone. Everything that is subsidized has limited availability.
In other words, only a few people get the goodies, and their future is determined by political whim. I would rather find a way to help people AND give them freedom of choice. For example: Providing down payments that would be repaid without interest when the house is sold. The bookkeeping for this could be simple - it would just appear as a deferred property tax lien. In the case of people needing apartments, we could provide "a performance deposit" so that private sector housing providers wouldn't be afraid to take a chance. This would help people get housing immediately and help our small businesses fill up a lot of nice vacant apartments. The formula for attracting private investment into the Minneapolis housing market is simple and has three components: Low taxes, good schools, safe streets. Vicky Heller St. Paul _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
