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Bad Affordable Housing Policy Contributes to the High Rate of Homelessness for Black Men

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The policy brief, “Make Housing More Affordable,” part of CEPR’s Majority Agenda, points out that “federal housing policy directs too much funding to the wealthy and too little for everyone else.” For instance, most of the benefit of the mortgage interest deduction goes to households with incomes over $200,000, and this policy costs the government More The post Bad Affordable Housing Policy Contributes to the High Rate of Homelessness for Black Men appeared first on CounterPunch.org .

First report: ‘Good intentions but bad policy’: Vancouver officials worry new state law will impact housing goals — columbian.com, 2d