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West End seniors feeling the pinch
Re: “Are West End seniors facing a rental housing crisis?” West End Seniors’ Network advertisement, May 1, 2014.
OF COURSE THEY ARE. All renters are, in my opinion. Our city council considers the following to be “affordable”: $1,433 for a studio apartment, $1,517 for a one-bedroom, $2,061 for a two-bedroom apartment. How anyone can afford that without living from pay cheque to pay cheque is beyond me, but with seniors, the taxpayer gets to contribute to the SAFER program, which subsidizes the greed of landlords. While I certainly don’t begrudge helping seniors, what I do begrudge is the aforementioned subsidy. Control the greed, don’t ask us to encourage it. Every building in the West End seems to have a For Rent sign, suites sit empty (as do condos bought for flipping) and the vulnerable suffer. –Victoria Joss
Society is crumbling!
Re: “Quality of life destroyed by political decisions in BC,” Rants/Raves, May 29, 2014.
Mr. Eyton is 100 per cent on the money in his opinion, which I completely share. Thank you for your wisdom in articulating what many bring up in conversation every now and again. Those that don’t agree I would expect typical ignorant and hateful words. –Jeff E.
Hallelujah brother for having the cojones to tell it like it is. The only thing you forgot was having the street people cleaning up all the nasty stuff like cigarette butts off the streets they laze upon. Bet the butts are theirs. I saw a street person with an iPhone on Davie Street the other day. Finally a fresh perspective about our crumbling society. Kudos! –Anonymous
