Actually, yes, people who cannot attain incomes above the poverty line in a "free market" are exactly as deserving of homes in nice, in-demand locations as professionals who make six figures.

"we should do more greenfield development for those people" Nope. We should be replacing the vast majority of the single family homes within an hour of Downtown by transit with, at the minimum, low-rise apartments.

Ban all zoning less dense than three story mixed use