Wednesday, December 14, 2005 America's Working Poor Cannot Afford Rent BostonGlobe: The cost of rental housing has increased faster than wages, making it increasingly difficult for low-income families to afford even modest apartments, according to a report released Tuesday. "The disparity between what people earn, and what even modest rental housing costs, grows larger each year," Sheila Crowley, pres of the Natl Low Income Housing Coalition. Aaaww... who cares? Let's adopt the GOP/ Scrooge stance: When they freeze to death or die of starvation, they'll just be tidying up some of the world's surplus population... and make damn sure ya say Merry Christmas NOT Happy Holidays... we have to keep Christ in Christmas, ya know. |