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Anti-Foreclosure Money Leaves Renters Out in Cold |
Jul 08, 2009 |
Although the recent anti-foreclosure bill President Obama signed may help some homeowners grappling with the financial meltdown, its $13.6 billion of housing recovery money won't aid the nearly one-third of American households who rent, including more than 2 million households in New York City.
All these people also have a dream of having and staying in a home — and they also need help from Congress, on the double. Within the past generation, things have gotten progressively worse for renters — and the deep recession has added insult to injury.
When Congress passed the Housing and Community Development Act in 1974, the law included a goal of closing the gap between the rising cost of housing and the slower rate of increase in wages.
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Anti-Foreclosure Billions Leave Renters Out in Cold |
Jul 08, 2009 |
Although the recent anti-foreclosure bill President Obama signed may help some homeowners grappling with the financial meltdown, its $13.6 billion of housing recovery money won't aid the nearly one-third of American households who rent, including more than 2 million households in New York City.
All these people also have a dream of having and staying in a home — and they also need help from Congress, on the double. Within the past generation, things have gotten progressively worse for renters — and the deep recession has added insult to injury.
When Congress passed the Housing and Community Development Act in 1974, the law included a goal of closing the gap between the rising cost of housing and the slower rate of increase in wages.
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I Support Medical Coverage for All |
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Two-State Solution Is Within Obama's Grasp |
Jun 08, 2009 |
President Obama's remarks in Cairo were excellent, in substance and delivery, although he made one major change in U.S. policy by referring to the Israeli settlements on the West Bank as illegal. Until now, the State Department has referred to them simply as impediments to peace.
Obama, however, does not advocate the demolition of existing settlements created before March 2001. Their final status is being left to the ultimate outcome of peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. The expectation or hope of many observers is that there will be a land exchange, representing 3 percent of the West Bank, in exchange for Israeli acreage of equal value and size.
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Israeli-Palestinian Accord Needs Egypt, Jordan, Too |
Jun 01, 2009 |
A secure Israel is a priority for Jews around the world, even for those who have no desire to live there permanently.
Those of us who live in the United States appreciate our extraordinary good fortune and passionately love our forefathers' land with a fervor equal to that of the most loyal citizens.
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