Chicago raises the bar for living in public housing [some residents are now being required to work]

csmonitor.com ^ | October 05, 2004 | Amanda Paulson

[sarasmom]

You exemplify my point.
Why create artificial poverty zone communities?
I have been close to needing government assistance a few times in my life, it would have helped a lot during some hard times, but I was fortunate in that I was able to avoid it.Plus I was never "poor" enough long enough to qualify.
Dead broke and no roof doesn't mean you qualify...
I don't have a problem with tax dollars offering people a hand up, and Lord knows we all need a hand from someone sometimes.
I do resent being the unwilling,forced host for healthy but parasitic lazy people.
I can easily and lightly carry the burdens of someone who is forever disabled, or those in temporary need.
I will never willingly carry the burdens of those who are just too lazy to carry them themselves.

[pierrem15]

Imagine that, they are requiring people work for their money!

I live in Chicago, so I am proud to say:

Imagine that, they are requiring people work for my money!

For what I'm paying in Fed, State, and property taxes, His Royal Higha$$, King Richard the II (aka The Clueless) should send a limo to my door every morning.

[pierrem15]

The "head of household" is the one whose name is on the Public Housing lease, and who gets the AFDC money, the Food Stamps( sorry, they get the "Illinois" food visa card now) and the Medicare cards for her fat, lazy a$$ and her screaming kids who will soon be joining the Fraternal Order of the Future Felons of America.

I agree with the other posters that someone who has been abandoned, burned out of their homes or truly disabled deserves our help.

But here we're talking about people who have lived on the dole their entire lives.

[FITZ]

Among other things, heads of household will have to work 30 hours a week. All other adults over 18 must either work or attend self-sufficiency, education, or basic-skills programs for 30 hours a week.

That's pretty much a law of nature --- too bad the government got so involved in the first place and taught people dependence --- now the government has to tell them to work. Just end the handouts and they'll figure it out.