In Evicted, Matthew Desmond persuasively argues, Affordable housing is a human capital investment, just like job programs or education, one that would strengthen and steady the American workforce. In the spirit of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and as demonstrated in Desmond’s work, it is difficult for someone to maintain employment or undertake education if where one will sleep in the evening is uncertain. Therefore, one way local and state governments can improve the lives of the working poor and develop their communities is careful consideration on placement of federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) projects.