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Housing being a top-order issue for cities is something that's not trivial.

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Families, when they get a housing voucher, they move a lot less. They move into better neighborhoods. Their kids go to the same school more consistently. Their kids have more food, and they get stronger. There are massive returns.

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Losing a home sends families to shelters, abandoned houses, and the street.

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Eviction reveals people's vulnerability and desperation as well as their ingenuity and guts.

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Substandard housing was a blow to your psychological health, not only because things like dampness, mold, and overcrowding could bring about depression but also because of what living in awful conditions told you about yourself.

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Public-sector union organisers have told me about how firefighters, police officers, and nurses can no longer afford to live in the cities they serve and protect.

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If poverty persists in America, it is not for lack of resources. We lack something else.

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If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent - at least when it comes to housing - we should own up to that decision and stop repeating the canard about this rich country being unable to afford more.

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