Money = Power

In the editorial,” More evictions pushing low-income families out of schools, community” by Alberta Phillips. Talks about how low-income families are getting evicted from their neighborhoods.  For the fact that wealthy investors are buying the property.  Thus building modern more expensive neighborhoods for wealthy people migrating to Austin. She states, “So instead of fixing properties in desirable areas of town, such as 5020 Manor Road, owners sell them for big profits. Apartments that were once low-rent then are replaced with higher-rent units or condos”. Phillips has a very interesting stance on this topic, she suggests that landowners should be helped to fix their property instead of selling it. This is said because now in days Austin rent is so expensive. So it’s very difficult for those families that have been living there for so long to transition to more elevated prices when they could barely afford the bare minimum. This is mentioned, “Instead of helping the people who have been living in these conditions for so long, whose health and safety has suffered, it (the repeat offender list) seems to be rewarding slumlords who have profited off families”. I agree with Phillips argument because poor people will exist everywhere. So instead of throwing them out of their house, because of their economical stance they should be helped. They are already suffering as she states, “ …hungry because their families are choosing between paying rent or buying enough food to last the month”.  But in reality, can they actually be helped? Even if you remodel where they live and make it look nice, the rent price most definitely will increase. The sad reality is that money always has the last word.