I think part of the issue here is that section 8 is rent support payments. It doesn’t pay directly to build housing. California is already a very high tax state, there’s money there. However, because of overly restrictive zoning and the ability of neighbors to block construction, that kind of housing can’t get built.
that's fine. i'll gladly admit that i'm not a welfare economist and that my shoot from the hip solution isn't necessarily the correct one. but at least the thing i'm expressing is "how can we help them" instead of "how can we make life even more difficult for them". this isn't to say i'm proud of myself or something - i'm just sincerely flabbergasted at expressing the latter opinion.
