Rep. Bowman: To Have Someone Pay More than 20% of Their Salary Towards Rent Is ‘Plantation Capitalism’

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BOWMAN: “It is plantation capitalism to have someone paying 40, 50, 60 percent of their salary towards rent. That is plantation capitalism. Rent should be capped at 20 percent of someone's salary. That's where we need to take it. And as we rebuild our cities and as we rebuild our country to ensure that every single person has a home, we need to invest and pass the Green New Deal for public housing.”