Comments on: The math of vacant homes and the “already-poor” http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/09/10/the-math-of-vacant-homes-and-the-already-poor/ News from around the country on creating better choices for our communities Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Samuel http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/09/10/the-math-of-vacant-homes-and-the-already-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-5112 Samuel Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:17:13 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=795#comment-5112 I think that the government ought to step in with a special program that would allow those vacant houses to be used by poor Americans under certain fair conditions. It's a pure waste of those homes that are not being used by anyone when someone can be living in them. This is insane. People should not have to live in cars or in overcrowded homes because of financial reasons. Any humane government would have passed some bill to allow the use of hose vacant homes for the poor. I think that the government ought to step in with a special program that would allow those vacant houses to be used by poor Americans under certain fair conditions. It’s a pure waste of those homes that are not being used by anyone when someone can be living in them. This is insane.

People should not have to live in cars or in overcrowded homes because of financial reasons.

Any humane government would have passed some bill to allow the use of hose vacant homes for the poor.

]]> By: Smart Growth Around America » Blog Archive » Do you care about struggling communites? Take action! http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2009/09/10/the-math-of-vacant-homes-and-the-already-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-5091 Smart Growth Around America » Blog Archive » Do you care about struggling communites? Take action! Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:53:12 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=795#comment-5091 [...] As we said yesterday, vacancy is a serious issue—and due to increasing foreclosures, job layoffs, and bankrupted businesses, more houses are sitting vacant in our communities than ever before. In some cities — like Buffalo, NY, Youngstown, OH, or Charleston, WV — population loss and abandonment have been part of the story for a long time. These vacant and abandoned properties drain municipal budgets, contribute to the decline of city neighborhoods, and pose health and safety risks for the residents that remain. In today’s troubled economy, it isn’t getting any better. [...] [...] As we said yesterday, vacancy is a serious issue—and due to increasing foreclosures, job layoffs, and bankrupted businesses, more houses are sitting vacant in our communities than ever before. In some cities — like Buffalo, NY, Youngstown, OH, or Charleston, WV — population loss and abandonment have been part of the story for a long time. These vacant and abandoned properties drain municipal budgets, contribute to the decline of city neighborhoods, and pose health and safety risks for the residents that remain. In today’s troubled economy, it isn’t getting any better. [...]

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