October 20, 2022
Opinion: Proposition 123 will help working families stay in Colorado
Without it, housing costs will remain out of reach, and people will leave
Colorado Sun: Jojo & Jordan McDonald
There’s no debate: Colorado is becoming less and less affordable for those of us who call it home. For the last 50 years, the cost of living has outpaced the increase in wages. At the same time, Colorado built 40% fewer homes during 2010-2020 than we built during 2000-2010, leaving supply dangerously low. As a result, more than half of Colorado renters pay more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
We are two people who have dedicated our lives to service as an educator and a certified nursing assistant, but we are quickly being priced out of the communities that we care for. We see our friends and colleagues, hardworking Coloradans of all stripes, who can’t afford to live in the places that they serve, which leaves our neighborhoods more vulnerable and scrambling to sustain the critical services they need to thrive.
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