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To: American Spirit who wrote (66676)	5/22/2006 4:37:56 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

FLORIDA MAYOR: LET THE POOR WORK LONGER IF THEY WANT A PLACE TO LIVE BRITTANY WALLMAN, SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL - Mega-developers and the city's mayor are shooting down a proposed affordable housing law, calling it unfair, communistic and doomed to failure. People could afford a place to live, the mayor said, if they were willing to work harder. Mayor Jim Naugle, a conservative and brash politician serving his final term, said people mistakenly think they're entitled to an affordable single-family house on a 40-hour work routine. They need to work more hours, and even then settle for a condo or townhouse, Naugle said. "I'm supposed to subsidize some schlock sitting on the sofa and drinking a beer, who won't work more than 40 hours a week?" he asked. "I deny that there is a problem. You can buy condos all day for $160,000." Naugle's comments may be contested by the working-class citizens who've told the city they want a home but can't afford it. But his ideas might hit home in other circles, where a city proposal to make developers slash prices or pay a fee was met with skepticism. . . South Florida's cities only recently decided housing prices had reached crisis level highs, and Fort Lauderdale is one of the first to seriously attempt passing a law to do something about it. . . Housing prices in Broward continue to shock some buyers. The median home price in Broward County in March -- the price at which half the homes sell for more and half the homes sell for less -- was $368,100 for a house and $202,600 for a condo. sun-sentinel.com