Comments on: New York City Council calls on state to pass HIV/AIDS housing bill http://www.365gay.com/news/affordable-housing-resolution/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: qjersey http://www.365gay.com/news/affordable-housing-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-74284 qjersey Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:47:43 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9925#comment-74284 This is NOT the way to go. We must move beyond far left solutions. Providing low cost housing to people with HIV/AIDS actually encourages poor people to become infected. Many social workers will tell you they have clients who were ambivalent about getting infected or actually sought getting infected because the HIV/AIDS benefits they now qualify for actually INCREASE their standard of living. We should have low cost affordable housing for low income people period! Perhaps we can move people with kids and those with AIDS (not just HIV infected) and other serious chronic conditions to the front of the line. This is NOT the way to go. We must move beyond far left solutions. Providing low cost housing to people with HIV/AIDS actually encourages poor people to become infected. Many social workers will tell you they have clients who were ambivalent about getting infected or actually sought getting infected because the HIV/AIDS benefits they now qualify for actually INCREASE their standard of living.

We should have low cost affordable housing for low income people period!
Perhaps we can move people with kids and those with AIDS (not just HIV infected) and other serious chronic conditions to the front of the line.

]]> By: DaveW http://www.365gay.com/news/affordable-housing-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-73909 DaveW Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:01:55 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9925#comment-73909 I can't disagree that these people need public assistance. However, this story doesn't give me enough information to decide if I'd support the bill (I'm not a new yorker anymore so I guess my opinion doesn't matter...). Who pays the rest of the rent? does the landlord lose out, does the state subsidize it or are these people already in public housing? If the latter makes perfect sense, if the former I don't think it is fair (I don't support rent control either unless it is funded and it is not). If the state is pitching in, then we need a conversation about cost. My point is that lots and lots of people need assistance. We as the taxpayers that support such assistance should know the impact of this legislation. We can't assume all gays support all LGBT legislation. Bad ideas come from all corners. I don't know about this one as I'm ignorant of the rest of the facts. I can’t disagree that these people need public assistance. However, this story doesn’t give me enough information to decide if I’d support the bill (I’m not a new yorker anymore so I guess my opinion doesn’t matter…).

Who pays the rest of the rent? does the landlord lose out, does the state subsidize it or are these people already in public housing?

If the latter makes perfect sense, if the former I don’t think it is fair (I don’t support rent control either unless it is funded and it is not). If the state is pitching in, then we need a conversation about cost.

My point is that lots and lots of people need assistance. We as the taxpayers that support such assistance should know the impact of this legislation.

We can’t assume all gays support all LGBT legislation. Bad ideas come from all corners. I don’t know about this one as I’m ignorant of the rest of the facts.

]]> By: Stuff Queer People Need To Know http://www.365gay.com/news/affordable-housing-resolution/comment-page-1/#comment-73901 Stuff Queer People Need To Know Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:58:04 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=9925#comment-73901 Yes. We need public assistance for HIV/AIDS issues. http://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com Yes. We need public assistance for HIV/AIDS issues.

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