“They use it as a weapon in our county. Dare to incorporate as a city to avoid the usurious tax levels and lack of service? Bang, Section 8 and Crapitat for Humanity for you. “
One thing needs to be mentioned, though.
I could be mistaken, but I believe “signing on to Section 8” is completely voluntary (on the part of the municipality or township). They can’t FORCE you to become signatory to Section 8 (at least not yet - the Obammunists may attempt to change the law).
The catch is, that once you actually do decide to accept Section 8 money, they have you - and you are bound up by the law.
Smart communities know this, and know enough NOT to become part of Section 8. The liberal dummies, of course, will sign on immediately out of their “white guilt”.
I guess the only way to really get away from the spreading plague of Section 8 is to move far enough into the country where the type of housing that could become Section 8 simply doesn’t exist, or, to move to a small town far enough from any large city where [hopefully] the powers-that-be are wise enough to avoid Section 8....
- John