It is time for our first writing assignment:

Your paper should be double-spaced, 12-point font and with 1-inch margins.
Papers received later will be penalized according to a sliding scale for lateness.
Your paper should be approximately three pages.
There is no penalty for longer papers, but also no additional bonus.
You can choose between two prompts.

WBUR interview regarding vacancy taxes: https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/01/27/vacancy-taxes-housing-policy (Links to an external site.). Los Angeles Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-vacant-housing-tax-rental-homeless-crisis-20190611-story.html (Links to an external site.)
CBS News piece on “Housing First” policy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/housing-first-a-permanent-housing-program-for-the-chronically-homeless-60-minutes-2019-12-03/ (Links to an external site.)
Please choose one of the topics and write a piece discussing whether you think that the policy in question is a good public policy. You are welcome to use sources to argue your point.