There are numerous alternatives to the anti-business idea of rent control. 1. Minnesota still refunds a portion of the owners' property tax to lower income renters. 2. Get a roommate. 3. Pool your resources and buy a house with a friend or 2. 4. Graduate from high school, and then back to school and learn a trade or profession to make more money. 5. Plan on having a smaller family as they are less expensive. 6. Wait until you are married, have finished school and have a job before you start a family. Families with 2 parents have been proven to be more successful.
Outrageous old-fashioned ideas, but they have been proven to work. I am a single Mom of a 15 year old son. I was, able to support myself when he was born, so even though his Dad is deceased, we can get by. I also manage 66 units of family section 8 in Minneapolis. I speak from experience. Most young people that hear how long my waiting list is react with disgust when I suggest they find a roommate as a temporary solution. It takes time, hard work and dedication to support yourself and a family. The arrogance of some insisting that everyone has a "right" to this or that is ridiculous. Try earning it! I had roommates for years as an adult. My parents worked 2 jobs. It is lack of motivation more than lack of income that is the problem. Barbara Murray Riverside Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
