Trump’s Housing Rules: 4 Million Wallets Evicted, Welcome Homelessness!

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In an upcoming remake of 'America’s Worst Ideas,' the Trump administration is cooking up two unpublished HUD rules threatening to boot 4 million people from federal housing assistance—like a bad Tinder date ending with chores and a glare. These rules would slap work requirements demanding up to 40 hours a week, and two-year time limits on aid, turning 'home sweet home' into 'get out or get lost.' HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the ‘work-shamer-in-chief,’ calls welfare a 'lifelong trap' and claims this will inspire economic self-sufficiency, which economists say is about as likely as Dogecoin mooning again. Meanwhile, mixed-status families might lose aid entirely thanks to new draconian citizenship proof demands, and HUD’s data-sharer-in-chief has teamed up with Homeland Security to play 'family rat patrol.' Public housing budgets face a 43% cut — apparently austerity is the new American Dream. Critics warn this 'voluntary' work-imposing buffet will blow open homelessness amidst record rents and a social safety net that looks more like a rusty fishnet.

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When your government’s plan to fix housing basically means ‘work harder, get evicted faster,’ welcome to America’s new reality show: Homelessness Survivor, starring Scott Turner and 4 million unwilling contestants.

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