tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053801176211107242.post5688627315548366526..comments2023-10-01T05:43:18.574-06:00Comments on Calgary Rants: Calgary's Socialist Housing Plan- HOME OWNERSHIP FOR ALL ( Marxsville by the bow?)Shanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18154015442813659635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053801176211107242.post-71705490221865379422009-06-12T11:01:51.528-06:002009-06-12T11:01:51.528-06:00Correct me if I'm wrong, but usually given the...Correct me if I'm wrong, but usually given the circumstances is it not safe to say, taxes subsidize everything in the city, thus making it a socialist community nontheless. Why cannot under privaledged persons be allowed to get a helping hand from the community by aiding them in establishing a proper lifestyle, rather than falling into a life of poverty and crime. I'm sure that if the programme was around earlier a majority of people would take advantage of assisted living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053801176211107242.post-57409381660505437482009-04-06T00:48:00.000-06:002009-04-06T00:48:00.000-06:00In Medicine Hat, it was all over the papers when C...In Medicine Hat, it was all over the papers when Classic Communities got involved and set up 2 or 3 estates around the city. It was widely advertised as low-cost housing to purchase, helping home owners, etc. I blogged recently about how in early 2007, these homes were going for $95,000 but now they are going for around $200,000. Gee what a shocker! And so much for it being affordable! What a load of ....KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053801176211107242.post-23290233165326110092009-03-18T17:18:00.000-06:002009-03-18T17:18:00.000-06:00Unbelievable!! That frosts my butt. I purchased my...Unbelievable!! That frosts my butt. I purchased my first home when I was a single mom quite a few years ago...nobody helped me - I saved for it and went from there. The U.S. is a prime example of a subsidized mess. The demise of the U.S. economy can be blamed on investment banks and greed, however, the average Joes were buying homes they realistically and sustainably could not afford. Now the U.S. taxpayer is subsidizing their ability to stay in those homes. What a slap in the face to those people who were responsible and purchased their home with a real down payment, are meeting their obligations and receive no help to pay their overly high mortgages. You are right, home ownership is not an entitlement....it is something you save for. You buy when you can afford to buy - until then you rent. ... and instant gratification was never part of the plan!raining sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330747311809604870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3053801176211107242.post-17081286035994893572009-03-18T12:23:00.000-06:002009-03-18T12:23:00.000-06:00Point agrred on, no issue with subsidized rents fo...Point agrred on, no issue with subsidized rents for the people that needed but I also stop at subsidized home ownership. The only possible way if the value is locked. People who need to get help can build up equity but not be rewarded with capital gains. Once the origional family decides their econoic situation has improved then the home goes back to the pool for another derserving family. <BR/>We have to elimainate speculation from the housing supplyCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965306115870524153noreply@blogger.com