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I still don't know if you support or oppose California's PFL program; most of your comments seem to be vaguely positive. Neither of us are experts on the program, but if you know that it exists you have better understanding than the average Californian worker who pays for it!

Suppose we did not have Section 8 housing. Suppose someone introduced legislation that included this language:

    The primary objective of this title is the development of viable urban communities, by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.

Would you support it? It would appear to be consistent with this position statement:

I support subsidized housing, because I think part of the social contract is that we (civilized people) ensure that decent housing is available to persons of low income.

How could a program with the primary objective of improving housing for the poor do anything but that?