The Federal Government’s Support for Low-Income Housing Expanded During the Pandemic The federal government spent $67 billion on housing assistance in 2023, representing just over 1 percent of total federal outlays.

By contrast, only about $53 billion of the federal government’s support for housing goes to three programs that provide rental assistance to low-income households. Out of that, only $8b/year goes to public housing. Thank #PresReagan.
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I found an article with #PresReagan 's "homeless by choice" quote some time ago, can't find it now. He was not referring to a choice between being homeless and housed (as this quote is commonly misunderstood), but between being homeless in Washington DC shelters and in the streets.

Is that #PresReagan in the limo?

#PresReagan was quoted as saying that some people are homeless "by choice". Conventional wisdom is that he meant that they prefer to be homeless rather than housed. Not so. ...
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On This Date: July 22, 1987 #OnThisDate in 1987, President Reagan reluctantly signed into law the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (PL 100-77, 101 Stat. 482), the first significant federal legislative response to h…

#OnThisDate in 1987, #PresReagan reluctantly signed into law the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, later renamed to the #McKinneyVentoAct, the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness.
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