Posts by Ezra Levin — Guest Contributor

Ezra Levin is Associate Director of Government Affairs at Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), where he researches and develops federal policies and helps shape CFED’s policy advocacy strategy in order to expand financial security and economic opportunity for low- and moderate-income Americans.

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  The biggest beneficiaries of housing subsidies? The wealthy.

  DevelopmentBy David Meni (Editorial Board), Ezra Levin (Guest Contributor) August 24, 2016 68

  It’s almost the first of the month, and that means rent’s due. That rent or mortgage check is the single biggest expense in most Americans’ budgets, so it’s no wonder that Congress directs a ton of federal dollars to housing. But what should be surprising—and infuriating—is that a lot of this support goes to housing the wealthy, while very little…  Keep reading…