[Alberta's Child]

Then you end up with a bizarre paradox where someone living in a public housing project on the taxpayer's dime has more rights than the taxpayer who pays his own bills and lives in a privately-owned apartment building.

If someone wants to argue that the public ownership of a housing project somehow conveys rights to its occupants that they otherwise wouldn't have, then these housing projects should be treated no differently than a park or public street. Nobody should be allowed to lock their doors, and the public should be able to enter the apartments whenever they feel like it.

[Sa-teef]

"Then you end up with a bizarre paradox where someone living in a public housing project on the taxpayer's dime has more rights than the taxpayer who pays his own bills and lives in a privately-owned apartment building. "

Actually, the private individual has the ability to negotiate and if the terms aren't to his liking he can go down the road and shop for a better price or better terms.

Some of the PHAs have long waiting lists and often have a "take it or leave" option for the tenant; it's this property right now or lose your place on the list. They have no ability to negotiate or find other options and few other options outside of a cardboard box in the alley.