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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez introduce 'Green New Deal for Public Housing'
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:37 am
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:37 am
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have introduced a “Green New Deal for Public Housing” that would provide $172 billion to retrofit existing housing.
The legislation would create two new grant programs to achieve carbon neutrality in U.S. public housing through workforce development and construction.
It would provide grants to retrofit all 950,000 of the country's public housing units and upgrade building electrification and water quality, according to a fact sheet released by the legislators’ offices. It would also repeal the Faircloth Amendment, which restricts the building of new public housing developments.
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Public housing agencies seeking to qualify for the grants would be required to guarantee collective bargaining for workers on the projects, as well as classifying them as employees rather than independent contractors. It would also guarantee a right to return for any tenants displaced during construction and fully fund tenant protection vouchers. The bill’s authors project it would create up to 240,000 jobs annually and achieve carbon emission reductions of about 5.6 million metric tons.
In a statement, Ocasio-Cortez called the bill’s provisions essential to building on the $2 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled by the White House earlier this month.
“With America facing an affordable housing crisis and the perils of climate change, we must invest in our housing infrastructure now. We also must be honest about the scale of the problem,” she said in a statement Monday. LINK
The legislation would create two new grant programs to achieve carbon neutrality in U.S. public housing through workforce development and construction.
It would provide grants to retrofit all 950,000 of the country's public housing units and upgrade building electrification and water quality, according to a fact sheet released by the legislators’ offices. It would also repeal the Faircloth Amendment, which restricts the building of new public housing developments.
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Public housing agencies seeking to qualify for the grants would be required to guarantee collective bargaining for workers on the projects, as well as classifying them as employees rather than independent contractors. It would also guarantee a right to return for any tenants displaced during construction and fully fund tenant protection vouchers. The bill’s authors project it would create up to 240,000 jobs annually and achieve carbon emission reductions of about 5.6 million metric tons.
In a statement, Ocasio-Cortez called the bill’s provisions essential to building on the $2 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled by the White House earlier this month.
“With America facing an affordable housing crisis and the perils of climate change, we must invest in our housing infrastructure now. We also must be honest about the scale of the problem,” she said in a statement Monday. LINK
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Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:39 am to Jbird
I'm thinking tents.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:39 am to Jbird
Green New Deal also commits to Camps for Conservatives.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:43 am to Jbird
So probably $2B to retrofit existing housing and $170B in abused spending and kickbacks?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:43 am to Jbird
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$172 billion to retrofit existing housing.
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to retrofit all 950,000 of the country's public housing units
$181,000 per housing unit for all these upgrades?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:45 am to Jbird
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“With America facing an affordable housing crisis and the perils of climate change, we must invest in our housing infrastructure now. We also must be honest about the scale of the problem
Start with people of color who need affordable housing
find out what they are willing to pay
then tax them if you're going to create an infrastructure bill to supplement the green stuff you want..
the rest of us already have homes to pay for, we're already paying for taxes, schools and so forth
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:49 am to Jbird
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With America facing an affordable housing crisis and the perils of climate change
Oh bullshite. We're facing crisis, alright, but that ain't it.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 10:55 am to Jbird
They demand houses be built a certain way and then they demand the companies that agree to build these houses give control of their pay to the people contracted to build these things.
Perfect communist idea. No one has any incentive to do this but they're being forced by the government to do it anyways for "the greater good".
Perfect communist idea. No one has any incentive to do this but they're being forced by the government to do it anyways for "the greater good".
Posted on 4/19/21 at 11:00 am to Jbird
Remodeling hell, eh?
Posted on 4/19/21 at 11:09 am to Jbird
quote:This is mind numbingly stupid. The projects, even rebuilt from scratch will help no one. Within a year they will be trashed again.
It would provide grants to retrofit all 950,000 of the country's public housing units and upgrade building electrification and water quality,
This post was edited on 4/19/21 at 11:37 am
Posted on 4/19/21 at 12:29 pm to Jbird
Shovel ready Gender neutral bathroom
Posted on 4/19/21 at 12:37 pm to Jbird
Wanna see a bunch of cash on fire? Pretty much the same.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 12:47 pm to Jbird
Great idea! Expensive green technology for the hoodlums and gangstas to destroy.
Posted on 4/19/21 at 12:49 pm to Jbird
Why doesn't Bernie just give them some of HIS houses? He has plenty.
Posted on 4/20/21 at 10:19 am to Jbird
The Green New Deal will require a civilian-based Climate Conservation Corps to properly implement.
Green New Deal for public housing--will there be reduced flow toilets, and what will happen if occupants exceed their fair share of heating/ cooling, or water use? Who will pay?
Green New Deal for public housing--will there be reduced flow toilets, and what will happen if occupants exceed their fair share of heating/ cooling, or water use? Who will pay?
Posted on 4/20/21 at 10:50 am to Jbird
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240,000 jobs annually
Hope they come with hazard pay
Posted on 4/20/21 at 10:53 am to Jbird
As soon as these people use their sidewalks instead of trampling all over the grass because they are too fricking lazy...
No
No
Posted on 4/20/21 at 10:57 am to Jbird
Just add it to the infrastructure bill
Posted on 4/20/21 at 11:14 am to Jbird
"perils of climate change"
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