To The Editor: I am a Missouri senior citizen who lives in low-income senior and disability housing. When I moved into my apartment (my home) I made the statement, “I will not move again until I …
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To The Editor: I am a Missouri senior citizen who lives in low-income senior and disability housing. When I moved into my apartment (my home) I made the statement, “I will not move again until I am carried out.”Now I am concerned I will not be “carried out” but “forced out” because of the attempt by the current Missouri Legislature to repeal the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) law, which assists tens of thousands of low-income Missouri citizens, like me, in obtaining permanent shelter at a lower rate of rent.If LIHTC is repealed, it will mean senior and disabled citizens as well as low-income families in Missouri will see an increase in their rent. Many will lose their homes because they will not be able to afford the increased rent. And there will not be any more quality low-income housing built under the LIHTC law in Missouri if it is repealed. A friend who lives in the same senior housing I do, created an online petition to fight the repeal of the LIHTC law in Missouri. We are hoping many more Missourians will help us fight this repeal by signing the online petition at: petitions.moveon.org/sign/prevent-repeal-of-low.Please help us fight the repeal of the Low-Income Tax Credit law by signing the petition.Marilyn Miller,Sedalia
