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headgasketidiot t1_j7qhwj0 wrote

Reply to comment by Necessary_Cat_4801 in Vermont’s rates of homelessness are (almost) the worst in the country by DaddyBobMN

Many of these hotels are not viable as businesses otherwise. Sometimes they go to places like motel 6 and quality inn, but usually it's places like the Shady Lawn in WRJ, which at this point is functionally a substandard apartment complex for people with state temporary housing vouchers.

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Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_j7qig4x wrote

Absolutely. I was just debating that the people being paid are landlords. They are not, they're hotel owners.

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headgasketidiot t1_j7qiwrn wrote

Ah I see. Yeah, I was being a little cheeky, but you really only need to squint a little to see it that way.

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