The assumption here is that the US government will continue to be a government and will not default on its loans.

Why can't you simply escrow the costs of the road repairs with the local government or provide them a letter of credit to accomplish this? 

We attend local town meetings and have great relationships with the towns we operate in, which seems to help a great deal, but it still feels like STR's are at the mercy of decisions made by local governments.

Local governments haven't a clue as to the dramatic shift in the business they caused and ultimately higher rents and tighter standards they created. 

My question is, if I accept the payment (the assistance payment from the government to a low-income tenant), will my property be recorded by the government as "low-income" housing provider?

Just saw this on the local news this morning.Nothing changed yet, but maybe soon.https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design/middle-h...

The rents reported by federal government and all calculators for my scenario all point to 250-400 dollars more than what was stated in 1007.

Better income, less turnover, and less government intervention is my kind of business :)

High interest rates body-slammed supply numbers in 2022, as I detailed last week.

You in no way rented to a government entity.