Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: Why cohousing should not be mission driven to be affordable

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Because it requires a large commitment of time and energy and  most 
people are not willing to put that in, discount home or no.

Real estate development excludes people that  have no assets, are not
mortgagable, and have little drive to succeed.

Rob,

I take issue with your wording although I understand what you're 
trying to say:  "willing" should be replaced by"able" to put in a 
time commitment.  Folks of limited means often don't choose to be 
affordable.  They have multiple jobs, are often single working 
parents, have other circumstances, etc.  They often can't afford 
babysitters.  Please let's not label affordable folks as lacking in 
motivation or being unwilling --- they might just have more pressing 
priorities.

thanks.,

Jan De Kenis
Cambridge Cohousing

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<div>Because it requires a large commitment of time and energy
and&nbsp;<b> most people are not willing</b> to put that in, discount
home or no.</div>
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<div>Real estate development excludes people that&nbsp; have no
assets, are not</div>
<div>mortgagable, and<b> have little drive to succeed.</b></div>
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<div>Rob,</div>
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<div>I take issue with your wording although I understand what you're
trying to say:&nbsp; &quot;willing&quot; should be replaced
by&quot;able&quot; to put in a time commitment.&nbsp; Folks of
limited means often don't choose to be affordable.&nbsp; They have
multiple jobs, are often single working parents, have other
circumstances, etc.&nbsp; They often can't afford babysitters.&nbsp;
Please let's not label affordable folks as lacking in motivation or
being unwilling --- they might just have more pressing priorities.
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<div>thanks.,</div>
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<div>Jan De Kenis</div>
<div>Cambridge Cohousing</div>
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RE: Why cohousing should not be mission driven to be affordable	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Jan De Kenis (jandkmedia.mit.edu)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:24:26 -0700 (MST)