On: “Evicted”, an ethnographic study of tenants in low-income housing (2016)

[ryandamm]

You're assuming the author is reporting gross receipts, which he may well be. But your back of the envelope calculations aren't convincing, particularly given your tone.

("Monster" is your word. The text, which I've now heard excerpted on the radio and in this article, is painting a considerably more complex picture.)

[rayiner → ryandamm]

I am because I googled first to confirm average trailer rent is $200-300 per month, which is consistent with the number in the article.

[Pica_soO → rayiner]

It would be even higher, if there where bigger handouts. Why not put a rent limit for "poor" peoples property size and location?