Something I am working thru: What if there was a way to massively overhaul section 8 so that it didn’t prop up the (broken) private market or erode tenants’ rights? Then it would just be cash for housing, which is basically an unequivocally good thing?
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Replying to @ceaweaver
Brian Goldstone Retweeted Rachel Cohen
if you haven’t seen it, this
@rmc031 piece is excellenthttps://twitter.com/rmc031/status/1450795588405059593 …Brian Goldstone added,
Rachel CohenVerified account @rmc031I've got a story in@TheAtlantic today looking at what might happen if instead of distributing housing vouchers to landlords, we just gave renters cash. It's an idea well worth studying, and HUD is actually talking about it! https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/10/universal-basic-rent-section-8-voucher/620429/ …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @brian_goldstone @rmc031
Yeah I read it! though I’m primarily talking about hijacking section 8 to fund public ownership
5:20 AM - 8 Nov 2021
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