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Unless public officials are prepared to revise local zoning to provide the densities needed to lower housing costs to affordable levels, the problem will not be solved. On the contrary, raising the income guidelines writes off opportunity for the vast number of Long Island families living on 80 perc...

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Published inNewsday
Main Authors Burrelli, Al, Sorensen, Linda, Kapell, David E, Ryan, Rachel L, Rofrano, Camille
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 23.10.2004
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Summary:Unless public officials are prepared to revise local zoning to provide the densities needed to lower housing costs to affordable levels, the problem will not be solved. On the contrary, raising the income guidelines writes off opportunity for the vast number of Long Island families living on 80 percent of median income and redirects scarce public subsidies to benefit more affluent families. Why should taxpayers be asked to subsidize bad zoning? In America, we have repeaters in tunnels so our cell phone conversations will never be interrupted. We are free to be polite, or rude, as we choose, in airports, train stations, theaters and schools. Since numerous polls have indicated that Americans are more than willing to give up individual rights if it will keep us safe, why does the freedom to carry on a conversation have more importance to us than preventing a terrorist from remotely detonating a bomb?