Episode 9: Affordable Housing Crisis

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host Sammy Ross and guest Megan Kinneen dive into the topic of affordable housing.  What is affordable housing, and when did it become a crisis?  In this episode we discuss the history of Public Housing, how affordable housing became a crisis, and what we can do to keep a roof over our heads during this time of Covid-19</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Bonus content about how guest Megan Kinneen fought to stay in her home in Boston, after new a new building owner drastically increased her rent, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the show, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.thisisnotahandout.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.thisisnotahandout.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:</span> <a href= "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/our-hierarchy-needs"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201205/our-hierarchy-needs</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For a fun, short video of different types of housing through the centuries:</span> <a href= "https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/395078/housing-through-the-centuries/"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/395078/housing-through-the-centuries/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the “40 times rent” rule:</span> <a href= "https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/011916/i-make-50k-year-how-much-rent-can-i-afford.asp#:~:text=Qualification%20is%20often%20based%20on,%241%2C250%20per%20month%20in%20rent"> <span style=