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...every scene, every dance, every lyric resonated. That and Dreamgirls - those movies are modern masterpieces. A lot of people don't recognize the power of Broadway. When I was first successful, about 1998, when I was living very wealthy, I was always going to Broadway shows. From Chicago to Rent to Ragtime...
...rent is very high. We’re right in the middle of Harvard Square,” he explained...
...families with no one working. However, 62% of the uninsured have no education beyond high school, limiting their ability to boost their incomes or advance to jobs that may offer health care. The uninsured were three times more likely to have trouble meeting basic monthly expenses like rent and food. (Read "The Democrats' Phantom Fix on Health Care...
...make a living off of your work if you are constantly getting arrested? I have an office, and I have a room in the office. My rent is paid by the campaign. We have a kitchen, and we feed the staff, so I eat with the staff. We're almost kind of a quasi-military operation; we have about 25 people living together and eating meals at the same time. I don't actually pay myself...
Housing subsidies have side effects too. For one thing, they push us to buy rather than rent. There's a positive side to this, as homeowners tend to take better care of their property and their neighborhood than renters do. But there's a negative one too, particularly in times of economic upheaval like this, as homeownership becomes an economic ball and chain that keeps workers from moving to areas where jobs are more plentiful. Subsidies also tempt us to buy more house than we would otherwise, a wasteful use of capital - not to mention of the energy it takes...