What do think about poor people moving into your neighborhood?

fuzzybuddy

fuzzybuddy

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All over the planet, people are moving form one area to another for a variety of reasons. What do think about poor people moving into your neighborhood?
 

Could you be a little more specific like a section 8 or subsidized housing and not just 'poor'. Theoretically by income I'm poor in the neighborhood live in.
 
I don't know what you mean by that, Fuzzy. If someone moves into your neighborhood how would you know they're poor? They wear raggedy clothes? If they can afford where you live, does that mean you're poor?
 
I don't mind it. Good for them, too, if they can get assistance with housing, food, clothes, etc. Anyone can be in their shoes.
 
It isn't wealth that matters, it's how people behave. Some of the richest people are also the least well-mannered. In British society, many 'toffs' are absolute brutes, while some of the nicest people are also the poorest.
 
Rosemarie said:
It isn't wealth that matters, it's how people behave.
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I've met some very nice down to earth people who did not appear to be wealthy, but who I later discovered were actually pretty well off. In British society, many rich people are also the greatest benefactors and supporters of charities. Of course it's easy to make generalisations depending on your view/bias.
 
Economically distressed folks can't move into any neighborhood they choose because they wouldn't be able to afford it. It's kind of a moot point/question.
 
Yes, Wren...people who have respect for others and their local neighbourhood. Sadly too many folks care only for themselves.
 
Yes, if someone can afford the cost of living in the neighborhood then - "come on in". However, the issues maybe those inable to afford to live there. A different issue entirely.
 
We're good with it, but we think it's done 'properly' in our town as a whole.

We have subsidized housing --- apartments, down the street from us. It's sliding scale, so it's mixed between really low income people and 'average' looking for less expensive rent (there is an income limit to getting this housing). The apartments are very well kept up, so it's not the 'stereotype' of putting poor people into housing that looks like it's deteriorating.
Our town also does the scattered housing. There are houses, and other apartments, throughout the area that are subsidized and put into various neighborhoods instead of housing a large, poorer population, into a specific area.
IMHO, 'scattered site' housing is the way to go for the country......
 
Funny, someone was asking the question about Section 8 Housing within an area they are thinking about moving to, in a relocation forum I'm in. They stated that they have seen what Section 8 Housing residents can do to a community........trash it, higher crime, etc.. The area they are thinking about moving to does have Section 8 and I was very surprised about that, being that it's PVB (Ponte Verde Beach, FL) which is supposedly one of the Upper-Class areas of here.

Just remember, the above was asked by someone on a relocation forum, NOT by me!

However, given the choice, I'd rather not live in an area where Section 8 Housing is. But, as a general rule, if people can't afford a certain area to live in, the people living there have nothing to worry about. There are those that live in some parts of here that can't afford the area where we live. One thing for sure, most Section 8 Housing, that is shown on tv as a news headline for a murder, are pretty ugly looking. Either/or the property managers or the residents, don't like taking care of where they live. One resident of a Section 8 here told a reporter, "all there is here is drugs, prostitution and, what it seems like, daily shootings."

Heck, I remember driving thru an area of Riverside, California one time with my wife, when we lived in So. California. All kinds of old vehicles, and vehicle parts, in the front and back yards. These houses truly looked like Pick-A-Part vehicle junk yards. Couldn't wait to get out of the area.

That's what I like about an H.O.A...……...they keep the neighborhood descent looking. We had a house, in Colorado, that was in an HOA and the development looked great. Front yards nice looking, as well as backyards.
 
Yes, money isn't everything, but it sure can take care of many health problems and pay for necessary medications that some can hardly, or can't at all, pay for. There are many Seniors that can't afford to pay for surgeries they need, even with insurance, due to lack of finances.

I don't use them, but does anyone here have any idea what heart medicine cost nowadays?

Having money, prior to Seniors years or during them, sure can make life much, much nicer. Good personalies are nice as well, but the word "money" is a really key word today for many in society. Just ask those families that can afford to go to Disney World and stay at one of their very nice hotels or go on a Disney Cruise, how important money is to them.
 
I don't care about the financial status of people moving into my neighborhood, one of the last things I would even think of. If they're nice folks, that's good enough for me to be happy.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I don't care about the financial status of people moving into my neighborhood, one of the last things I would even think of. If they're nice folks, that's good enough for me to be happy.
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They can look nice in the beginning, but if they have a serious financial or family problem happen, that "niceness" can definitely go south.
 
hollydolly said:
What exactly is Section 8 Housing, can someone explain?
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Low income families, and in many cases, very low income families. There are a number of Section 8 Housings that would totally surprise you at how they look aka how badly the owners/managers keep the place looking. Some looking like some trailer parks that you might drive by and "look the other way", because of how trashy they can look. You could really wonder to yourself, "how could anyone live that way?".
 

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