Meanwhile, the federal government’s housing programs serve just a fraction of the eligible population, and Washington basically doesn’t care. But contenders in the Democratic primary ahead of the 2020 presidential election are pushing some new ideas. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) have proposed special tax credits for renters, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Elizabeth Warren says affordable, safe housing should be a basic human right. And Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign sketched out many of the ideas that subsequently appeared in the Affordable Care Act.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2019 15:54 UTC