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Cynthetiq · 12-22-2005, 02:41 PM

It's something that I firmly believe. I have seen communities become better that when from renters to owners.

I'm all for housing projects in low income areas to give people the vested interest in being more civic minded and care more about their community.

You care about your community to a level. If your home value rose or fell depending upon how well the rest of the community does is why I feel this way.

I don't want to deal with a lawn either. I don't care to deal with repairing grounds. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment that I own. Another property that I own is a 1 bedroom condo for the same.

In the area that I live in of 30,000 housing units over 50% (18,000) of them are low income housing. We have more community outreach projects here than anywhere else in NYC. We have one of the lowest crime rates as well. Who operates these? Local people who rent. Where does the money come from? Government programs, corporate funding, and philanthropists.

You are the rare person who rents and cares about their community. It isn't that common.

In the past decade that I rented I did what I could in whatever community would have me. I didn't work in my own community that I rented within because they didn't have any outreach programs in Englewood or Hoboken, NJ. I'd have to go to Jersey City or even NYC. Did that help my local community where I lived? Not really.... The only way I'd be able to work on that if I was to work for a church and I had no interest in that at all.

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Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	It's something that I firmly believe. I have seen communities become better that when from renters to owners. I'm all for housing projects in low income areas to give people the vested interest in being more civic minded and care more about their community. You care about your community to a level. If your home value rose or fell depending upon how well the rest of the community does is why I feel this way. I don't want to deal with a lawn either. I don't care to deal with repairing grounds. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment that I own. Another property that I own is a 1 bedroom condo for the same. In the area that I live in of 30,000 housing units over 50% (18,000) of them are low income housing. We have more community outreach projects here than anywhere else in NYC. We have one of the lowest crime rates as well. Who operates these? Local people who rent. Where does the money come from? Government programs, corporate funding, and philanthropists. You are the rare person who rents and cares about their community. It isn't that common. In the past decade that I rented I did what I could in whatever community would have me. I didn't work in my own community that I rented within because they didn't have any outreach programs in Englewood or Hoboken, NJ. I'd have to go to Jersey City or even NYC. Did that help my local community where I lived? Not really.... The only way I'd be able to work on that if I was to work for a church and I had no interest in that at all. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!