Mark Anderson: "Jim -- the point you missed is that we were discussing full-time single people"
I see. So your claim is that ONLY the people in this category can "afford" market rate housing, and probably ONLY by sharing the apartment. I don't remember seeing this in Vicky's computation. Personally, I think I've said it was a shame that rooming houses and boarding houses are a thing of the past since they DID allow low-income people to pay what they could afford. Maybe the mayor or Gary Schiff or another city official can explain why this cannot be part of the solution to affordable housing (TRULY affordable, not just ivory-tower affordable). Also, why make this assumption of full-time? Lots and lots of people haven't been able to get full-time work since that usually involves benefits and lots of employers shy away from giving benefits. Also, since they don't get benefits, they are stuck with all the costs of medical care and IRAs plus losing out on paid days off. Face it, folks, this isn't your father's labor market. Shifting all the manufacturing offshore has really hurt in the housing area. -------------- Jim Mork--Cooper "Save yourself from this corrupt generation....All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need". Acts 2:4-45 "The disciples determined that according to their ability, each would send relief to the believers". Acts 11:29 "From each according to his ability...to each according to his need." Karl Marx Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
