Word: affordability
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People tend to think gentrification goes like this: rich, educated white people move into a low-income minority neighborhood and drive out its original residents, who can no longer afford to live there. As it turns out, that's not typically true...
...American people cannot afford Barack Obama's do-nothing, out-of-touch energy policy...
Still, it will take some fundamental changes in the way health care is delivered before the study findings can be instituted. For one thing, relying on Web-based systems could potentially widen the gap in access to health care between wealthier patients and those who can't afford computers. In addition, not every physician will want to monitor e-mails or conduct virtual exams without being reimbursed for his or her time and expertise. "Our overall health-care system is poorly designed for prevention," says Jones. "We need to look again at the whole system to find effective and efficient...
...Federal Government has resulted in its loss of flood insurance - unless the impoverished town takes expensive measures, like hoisting homes and the few remaining businesses on stilts a dozen feet into the air. But if they scratch together the money to do so, it will be impossible to afford earthquake insurance, which is already prohibitively expensive...
Local government, however, refused. "We're a town that's just barely getting by and can't afford to fix all those violations," says Mayor Ellett. Nevertheless, in June 1991, FEMA suspended Grand Tower from the insurance program altogether. "Taxpayers will not be called upon to put money back into a flood area if the community hasn't done its part by enforcing the ordinance," says David Schein, FEMA's senior flood-plain-management specialist. That essentially means the only assistance the Federal Government is likely to provide is temporary shelter and food. "That's really humanitarian," snaps Ellett...