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New Yorkers ‘lose hope’ while applying again and again for city’s affordable housing lottery
WPIX, CW 11, NYC ^ | 03:02 PM, February 27, 2018 | Shirley Chan

Posted on 02/28/2018 10:46:43 PM PST by Olog-hai

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Abandon all hope, all ye who put faith in socialism.
1 posted on 02/28/2018 10:46:43 PM PST by Olog-hai
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20 years applying for a housing lottery, yet she still has to speak through a translator?


2 posted on 02/28/2018 10:51:33 PM PST by GnuThere
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To: Olog-hai

She’s been waiting 20 years. Could have earned an advanced degree in four years and made enough to buy a home 10 or 15 years ago. But, nope, would rather wait to hit the jackpot.

Our CA town requires developers to set aside “below market rate” units in every new project. Maybe 1 out of 1,000 win the lottery. Makes liberals feel so good about themselves because they “are doing something.”


3 posted on 02/28/2018 10:54:54 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: GnuThere

Talk about a lost generation.


4 posted on 02/28/2018 10:57:29 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai; Liz; AuntB; greyfoxx39; La Lydia; sickoflibs; stephenjohnbanker; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; ..

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

“speaking trough a translator”


5 posted on 02/28/2018 10:59:12 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

I’d ask them if they “lost Crosby” too, but that’d get lost in the translation.


6 posted on 02/28/2018 11:10:39 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Has she ever considered moving to a less expensive city?
7 posted on 02/28/2018 11:50:41 PM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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”Abandon all hope, all ye who put faith in socialism.”

Funny you should put it that way; I was going to say that it’s like people lining up, hoping to secure a spot in Hell.

8 posted on 02/28/2018 11:51:47 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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20 years applying for a housing lottery, yet she still has to speak through a translator?

When I first brought my then Thai wife to the US, she spoke almost no English, and we had to converse in Thai. Got her enrolled in and ESL class, plus her self studying, and within a few months she could speak English to the degree she got a job a local restaurant.

It was a funny household, with me, the tall white guy speaking Thai so I could maintain my language skills, and her speaking English to enhance hers.

I don't understand how people come to the US, and after 20yrs still need a translator.

9 posted on 03/01/2018 12:02:52 AM PST by mikefive (RLTW/DOL)
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The people who work in the salon where I get my nails done came here *legally* from Vietnam. They’ve taken on English names that their customers can pronounce, so it’s a place filled by David, Susie, Vivian, Andy, and Louis.

The nail techs are *all* speaking English their customers, with varying degrees of success. But, they learn fast. I’ve watched them for two years now.

One of the guys is working on bringing his wife and baby from Vietnam. He said it could be another two years. I asked him if it was costing a lot of money and he acknowledged that it was indeed. So he flies back as often as he can.

These people come here legally, get themselves professional licenses, work hard (10 hour days), learn English, and assimilate into our culture. Meanwhile, a bunch of entitled jerks jump the line, suck up our tax dollars and demand more.

Quite the contrast.


10 posted on 03/01/2018 12:58:22 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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Brooklyn resident Maria Martinez told PIX11 she’s been applying faithfully for 20 years

You would think she might learn English in the 20 years she has tried applying


11 posted on 03/01/2018 1:10:19 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: IncPen

sorry lost part of the quote

Brooklyn resident Maria Martinez told PIX11 she’s been applying faithfully for 20 years, since the inception of the lottery program. Speaking through a translator,


12 posted on 03/01/2018 1:11:58 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Olog-hai

Isn’t housing a civil right in NYC?


13 posted on 03/01/2018 1:29:35 AM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: Olog-hai

20 years here, 2 teenagers, and cant speak English


14 posted on 03/01/2018 1:59:00 AM PST by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: mikefive

Makes you wonder what kind of job opportunities this person would have had if she spoke fluent English all these years. Enough to not need a housing lottery, perhaps.


15 posted on 03/01/2018 2:05:56 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: Olog-hai

nyc is a sewer, the ocean can’t possibly rise fast enough.


16 posted on 03/01/2018 2:14:24 AM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Not everyone is smart enough to earn a degree, much less an advanced degree, but no doubt this woman and her family could have improved their own lot over 20 years.


17 posted on 03/01/2018 2:29:37 AM PST by rb22982
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Ugh and the airports are the worst. I, unfortunately, have to fly into LGA and work in midtown about once a month or so for work.


18 posted on 03/01/2018 2:31:32 AM PST by rb22982
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To: wastoute

Allegedly, but that doesn’t make the fantasy a reality.
NYC is way beyond carrying capacity, continuing only because residents pay an insane price to be there. Can’t afford it? Move.


19 posted on 03/01/2018 3:54:29 AM PST by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: Olog-hai
Two Words:

RENT CONTROL.

20 posted on 03/01/2018 3:58:53 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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