HUD programs

There has been a lot of talk about the GOP spending bill. All of it is bad, from cutting PBS and NPR, to Planned Parenthood. Now it is revealed that the GOP plan would cut section 811 housing funding.
This is important for people to know, because this type of housing assistance helps those with permanent disabilities. This includes veterans. Yes there are non profits that help wounded vets get homes, but that accounts for a minuscule amount of our vets living in poverty and with a disability. The short sightedness of this cut is obvious, the GOP is not even thinking about where these people will go.
People who receive SSI have not been given a cost of living increase since 2008. The cost of living increase was one of the first things Obama cut in order to gain support for the stimulus programs.
But this isn't just about a group of people on a fixed income paying higher rent. This is about the fact that most wheelchair accessible housing is part of this voucher program. Even though the ADA says that multi-unit housing has to include one or two accessible apartments, there are many that do not. The other item to consider is that the waiting lists for accessible housing are as much as two years long in some communities. This means that even if a person could fix it so that they could pay higher rent, there may not be housing available.
Without this government aid most landlords will simply let the bank foreclose on the properties, or open it up to college students. Why let my husband and I live here for say 650 dollars when they can get quadruple that by renting to four students.
The GOP are not thinking (or maybe they are) about the pure capitalist mindset of land lords. Do they really think that these LLC's will show restraint or concern for their current tenants.
Gloria Steinem said that to the GOP life begins at conception and ends at birth. What she meant by this is that women must give birth to every baby, and take care of them all on her own.
I have heard the arguments before, "my tax dollars shouldn't go to the poor".
My answer to that is two fold, some of those poor fought for your freedom, and my tax dollars go to fund unethical wars. We all pay for things we don't use or programs we don't agree with. At some point we have to decide what kind of people are we going to be. Do we let the disabled and the vet die on the street or locked up in institutions, or do we stand up for each other and treat every person with dignity.
I know what kind of person I am. What kind of person are you?