[Red in Blue PA]

If anyone is looking for Common Sense, it is in Charlotte, NC.

[rjsimmon]

Agency leaders are proposing a plan that would force tenants to find work to keep their government housing benefits.

This should have been a condition from the outset.

I would truly like to find the mandate for public housing in any State Constitution.

[kdot]

Elderly and disabled residents would be exempt.

There are a lot of people who work the system by claiming to be disabled - it's not a hard label to get. Then, they get SSDI/Medical/etc. forever. So in a few years, we'll probably see an increase in the ratio of disabled people who get the subsidy.

Many public housing tenants cannot afford daycare for their children and don't have needed transportation or job skills, said Ted Fillette, lead attorney with Charlotte's Legal Aid office.

So what? They just get everything for free forever? I'm just not feeling particularly charitable these days...

[Marinefamilyx3]

I don't think this was the kind of change they were expecting with Barry in charge. I mean, wasn't he going to buy their gas and pay for their mortgage?

[CriticalJ]

“There’s never a perfect time to start a change,” said Jennifer Gallman, a spokeswoman for the Housing Authority. “This is a positive change.”

Change we can believe in.

[pgkdan]

It’s about damned time!

[RobRoy]

>>Alfred Riley, who lives in the Boulevard Homes public housing complex in west Charlotte, said he has tried hard “for a long time” but can’t find work. <<

Maybe he needs to move to an area that has jobs that reward his skill set.

If one really, sincerely cannot find work, one needs to move to an area that has work. It is common. Arky meet Okey.