Housing projects in the U.S. have the same reputation. A few bad apples make the reputation for the entire population. Decentralized subsidized housing is being promoted now, giving low-income people "normal" neighborhoods to live in, with a predicted outcome of better living conditions. Thing is, "normal" neighborhoods have their own troublesome representatives (like the convicted drug dealer who lives three doors up from us and who has odd traffic coming to the house for brief visits at all hours). It's all a crap shoot, but avoiding that kind of density is better for everyone.

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