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Wong, who grew up in public housing, earned praise for his leadership in the country's COVID-19 response.
Wong, who grew up in public housing,
But it had a number of unforeseen consequences, the most important of which is that the only land that could be used for the public housing program was on the periphery of the city.
the only land that could be used for the public housing program was on the periphery of the city.
In Vienna, 60% of people live in public housing.
As you can see, about 57% is market rate, whereas a huge percentage of the available housing is either public housing, meaning it's owned and managed by the government, by private nonprofit organizations that receive government subsidies to provide this housing.
They can't get housing, public housing.
public housing. They've entered this caste system,
So in 1968, the Dutch government's Ministry for Public Housing and Spatial Planning started to offer grants for experimental architecture.
So in 1968, the Dutch government's Ministry for Public Housing and Spatial Planning started to offer grants for experimental architecture.
And 5% of all people in Singapore, the most capitalist place of all, work for the government, the state builds public housing, and if you take the liberty to chew gum, you might get fined. Mixed market economies are normal.
The state builds public housing, and if you take the liberty to chew gum, you might get fined.
That includes trailer parks and public housing.
That includes trailer parks and public housing.
They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, we're excited about building affordably.
They found ways to essentially tie up new development projects in so much red tape that it made it impossible for developers, whether in the private sector or for public housing, to enter markets and say, "We're excited about building affordably." And as a result, you just had building slow down.
You'll be barred from public housing.
You might lose your right to vote, you'll be barred from public housing, you won't ever
Well, you give them something to work for, like a house of their own, which is why one of the first Singapore government agencies set up was focused on building affordable public housing.
which is why one of the first Singapore government agencies set up was focused on building affordable public housing.