Sky High NYC Rents Force ‘Professionals’ to Maintain Public Housing

*Infamous NYC resident Jimmy McMillan  wasn’t just shooting off steam when he made the declaration that seemed to spark more laughter than anything after going viral on social media:

“The rent is too damn high!”

Well, the comedic reference actually became a political party; and it was always steeped in truth. And as time goes on it seems you’ll have to practically be on the road to millionaire status to continue living in a place like New York.

For those of you who may stick your nose up a notch when you hear of people that live in public housing, you may want to stop that. The look of this population has changed. Today’s public housing residents include many of the so-called middle class: college graduates; people who hold down good jobs and everyone in-between.

In other words: while many things about poverty remains the same, the look of today’s “poor” has changed.

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