“Exclude” by Richard D. Kahlenberg

Economic blending (poor people living next door to rich people) does more to boost student performance than does giving poor schools more money
Discriminatory housing today looks like mandating lot sizes, embellishments, and house sizes
Meritocracy strikes again
- (Things are rarely truly meritocratic; they almost always involve circumstances and bias)
All affordable housing is dense
“Housing policies are school policies”
In progressive areas, racial discrimination is not acceptable but class discrimination is
The US is unique in that is does not protect class… unlike most other countries
The biggest problem for businesses is not that people do not know their jobs but that people cannot get along with other people
Expanded housing would adjust market values down
- (This is problematic for a lot of localities that tax percentages of housing value
- A 0.01% property tax feels fine but a 10% tax is outrageous, even if the dollars are the say)
More subsidies go to homeowner subsidies (interest deductions) than rental subsidies (Section 8)
Gentrification is different from displacement
It is important to make clear that poor white people are also benefited by anti-racism legislation

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