“Self-Help” Housing

(An astonishing number of our charitable public institutions now exist pretty much just to keep existing)

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I called all six
Of the landlords
On the list you gave me
I said

Three said
They have no
Low income housing
Whatsoever

Two take only men

The last has a waiting list
Two years long

Would you like me
To give you that information
So you can update your files?

She answered
One word

No

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