Re: The $200,000 invisible wall | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Deb Smyre (dsmyreprimenet.com) | |
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 09:21:29 -0500 |
At 08:13 PM 5/17/98 -0500, Rob Sandelin wrote: > >So we have built a $200,000 wall of middle classism around ourselves, keeping >out any others who don't have lots of money. Of course this is NOT unique to >Sharingwood, in fact, almost all cohousing units require incomes of $60,000 or >greater to purchase the mortgage. Doesn't this defeat much of the spirit of co-housing? Without socioeconomic diversity among residents, it's easy to level the criticism that co-housing is no more than suburban sprawl. Does Sharingwood make extra efforts at outreach with surrounding communities to help balance this insular "middle-classism"? Otherwise, what's the point when the only community-building that takes place is among carbon copy people? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Deb Smyre E-Mail: dsmyre [at] primenet.com Website: http://www.primenet.com/~dsmyre =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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The $200,000 invisible wall Rob Sandelin, May 17 1998
- Re: The $200,000 invisible wall Deb Smyre, May 18 1998
- Re: The $200,000 invisible wall Lynn Nadeau, May 18 1998
- Re: The $200,000 invisible wall James Nordgaard, May 18 1998
- Re: The $200,000 invisible wall Fred H. Olson, May 18 1998
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