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Old 09-22-2006, 09:40 AM   #31 (permalink)
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I used to work with the homeless. I admit there are people who cannot take care of themselves because of physical or mental handicaps. The people Jefferson is talking about are the lazy assholes who can work but wont and are getting government money from those of us who do work.
The sad thing is that most of these mentally incapable "homeless" used to be institutionalized. As was evidenced by the book, "One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest", the conditions weren't ideal. In fact, in some cases they were nothing short of abusive. Still, MOST mental institutions were very good and provided food and shelter.

But that all changed in the mid-1960s. Now it's "inhumane" to institutionalize mentally ill people. So they wander the streets.

Which is better?



Even so, that does not excuse laziness.
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Old 09-22-2006, 12:43 PM   #32 (permalink)
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With temperatures going down below freezing during Michigan winters, I would think that having shelter would be better than being outside homeless. I hope I don't ever have to make that choice.
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With temperatures going down below freezing during Michigan winters, I would think that having shelter would be better than being outside homeless. I hope I don't ever have to make that choice.
I've seen guys who refuse to go to a shelter in the winter and it was in the midwest where it is really cold. Why? They didn't want to take a bath. They didn't want to follow rules of the shelter. They wanted to drink. All kinds of reasons. I knew a guy who lost all his toes from frostbite. It happens all the time. There are people on the streets who are anti-social and you can do nothing about it. It's a fact of life.
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With temperatures going down below freezing during Michigan winters, I would think that having shelter would be better than being outside homeless. I hope I don't ever have to make that choice.
Here's another thing that I KNOW to be factually true...

MANY of these "homeless" people run a national route. They're up north in the summer, then move through the south during the winter months.
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Here's another thing that I KNOW to be factually true...

MANY of these "homeless" people run a national route. They're up north in the summer, then move through the south during the winter months.
confirmatory on that.
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Here's another thing that I KNOW to be factually true...

MANY of these "homeless" people run a national route. They're up north in the summer, then move through the south during the winter months.
Hmm.. kinda reminds me of my aunt and uncle who live in Arizona in the winter and Iowa in the summer. But they have homes.
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So you think there were over 75,000 unemployed by August 2005 when only 37,809 were unemployed in January. Might happen. Maybe. Would have to have some big employers laying off.. likely that'd have been in the news. Prove it, Jefferson.
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Hmm.. kinda reminds me of my aunt and uncle who live in Arizona in the winter and Iowa in the summer. But they have homes.
Yes. And they probably don't panhandle or live off charity.
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Now you quit it!Outsourcing is good for the economy!
Bush economic report praises 'outsourcing' jobs
Must be. The economy is good and unemployment is under 5% which is considered full empolyment. That Damn Bush.
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lol... I never said anything about outsourcing, just was thinking that if there were about 37,000 more unemployed persons in New Orleans, between January and August, that there would have been news about it.

That article was from 2004... does he still feel that way?
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