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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: USA4ME on November 13, 2008, 04:05:28 PM
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JanMichael
Thu Nov-13-08 04:46 PM
What CAN we do about the homeless people we are seeing?
Another DUer's thread got me thinking about this. We will be seeing so many more people on the street next year...what can we do to make them more comfortable?
Last year, we were buying dinners for one guy that we saw often, provided him with a sleeping bag--etc...but, never ever felt that was "good enough."
We have one salary, an old car, and live in a condo that is unsafe for us to bring a stranger into. Limited resources on our part...and yet just walking by isn't going to work either.
So, ideas? Thoughts? We cannot be uncaring twits that can look at suffering...human OR animal (I want to make that clear...we took in a homeless kitty too)...
But, we are stretched this year, we will be worse next year....when Steph's job loses it's financing.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4456066
Took 13 minutes to get the first reply. 100 views. 3 responses. None of which offered to let them stay in their home.
The DUmp = Change....Hope.
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...and yet just walking by isn't going to work either.
I have found that to be a fairly successful approach, actually.
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Well, if the MSM holds true to form (and we all know their utter IN-capability of changing their playbook) after Obama takes office, the homeless will magically disappear from the streets, much like they did after Bush 41's term when Clinton took over.
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I have found that to be a fairly successful approach, actually.
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I've found a McDonald's job application folded to the size/shape of a dollar bill to be quite telling, yet amusing in the responses I get.
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Shoot 'em.....and after you shoot enought of 'em, you won't see 'em anymore.
Isn't that the usual communist solution to such problems?
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Yeah, but these are neo-commies. The kinder gentler sort of commie. That means shoot a conservative and give the homeless bum the conservative's house, since the conservative won't need it anymore.
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Yeah, but these are neo-commies. The kinder gentler sort of commie. That means shoot a conservative and give the homeless bum the conservative's house, since the conservative won't need it anymore.
That assumes that said conservative doesn't have a gun and doesn't shoot back.
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I have found that to be a fairly successful approach, actually.
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That is the best approach as most homeless people, at least the ones I meet on the streets, seem to be running some sort of con or scam.
One time I had an "artist" come up to me claiming he was in town from Chicago for an art show at a local museum and claimed someone stole his wallet and he didn't know anybody in town and could I please help him out, breaking into fake hysterical sobs at this point. I told him he must know the people at the museum who invited him to show his art and he should talk to them. I don't really remember much past that.
Later that same year, I met a very heavy set young woman who claimed to have had woken up in a strange house after a night a partying and implied she had been drugged and violated and couldn't I please help her out with cab fair to get her back home? I had my cell phone with me so I offered to call the police because it sounded like she had been through quite an ordeal. She kind of deflected and I said, "Look if what you are telling me is true, it is very serious and you need to talk to the police before it happens to another young woman." Finally she claimed the police had been involved and I said, well, they would have given you a ride home after the hospital, maybe you should go back to them and ask for a ride.
So far this year I have only met one huge man who handed me a scrap of paper claiming to be deaf and needing funds and I just said, "no thank you." I've never met a deaf piece of paper before. Or maybe I have never met one that claimed it could sense anything. Not sure which. At any rate, what could a scrap of paper need money for?
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One time I had an "artist" come up to me claiming he was in town from Chicago for an art show at a local museum and claimed someone stole his wallet and he didn't know anybody in town and could I please help him out, breaking into fake hysterical sobs at this point. I told him he must know the people at the museum who invited him to show his art and he should talk to them. I don't really remember much past that.
Wow.
You met the lying titty primitive?
You never told us.
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Wow.
You met the lying titty primitive?
You never told us.
You know, it never occurred to me that one of these con artists might have been a DUmmie
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Well, if the MSM holds true to form (and we all know their utter IN-capability of changing their playbook) after Obama takes office, the homeless will magically disappear from the streets, much like they did after Bush 41's term when Clinton took over.
So true, history repeats.
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What CAN we do about the homeless people we are seeing?
Remember that "spread the wealth around" comment that The Rookie made?
You DUmmies didn't REALLY think that just applied to other peoples money and not yours did you?
You're about to help those homless people...you just don't know it yet.
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What CAN we do about the homeless people we are seeing?
Close your eyes. :-)
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I've actually given homeless people jobs when I was in retail! One of them is now an inventory manager and probably pulls down 40-50 grand a year! He still calls me to this day to let me know how he's doing! :cheersmate:
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Maybe greenbriar could donate her cruise money.
It's not fair she can go on cruises while others suffer. There should be a windfall luxury tax.
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I've actually given homeless people jobs when I was in retail! One of them is now an inventory manager and probably pulls down 40-50 grand a year! He still calls me to this day to let me know how he's doing! :cheersmate:
Typical Republican fascist with your typical forced labor (for compensatory wages) slavery.
bastard! I don't know how you live with yourself.
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Typical Republican fascist with your typical forced labor (for compensatory wages) slavery.
bastard! I don't know how you live with yourself.
Yeah I know!....The messiah would have me put in the gulag for that! I just wanted to make the point that not all homeless are lazy,crazy drug addicts! Some of them genuinely want to work and succeed! :cheersmate:
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Yeah I know!....The messiah would have me put in the gulag for that! I just wanted to make the point that not all homeless are lazy,crazy drug addicts! Some of them genuinely want to work and succeed! :cheersmate:
I was actually homeless for a month once. Ironically I had money.
In Florida when you rent an apartment they want 1st, last and security deposit to rent an apartment. When I moved to Greensboro NC circa 1998 had over $6k thinking that was the MO.
nope
They wanted proof of employment...no matter how much oney I waved at them.
Alas, nobody wants to hire you when your address is a state park. I was camping in the park for $4/day until one freezing October morning a rental manager that was pleading with his bosses said "**** the rules" and allowed my soggy, freezing butt to rent an apartment. I was employed the next day.
I don't know if that is genuine homelessness but it was enough for me.
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I'm sure that O and party has a plan to take care of the homeless. I know this because it would be very difficult to care for a unicorn without some sort of shelter.
As many of you know we were all but assured that if the dems took control of congress in 2006 there would be unicorns, butterflies and rainbows.
Since that control came to pass I have seen at least one person throw a stick of butter, and man did that BUTTER FLY. We've also been witness to many homosexuals, who have taken the RAINBOW as their symbol, assaulting churches and people on the street. All that is left is unicorns. The evil repukes were probably helping shrub block the unicorn legislation, but now that the dems have the office of president they will be able to finally push it through.
I want mine to be colored like an appaloosa.
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Do unicorns taste like chicken? ....enquiring minds want to know.
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Do unicorns taste like chicken? ....enquiring minds want to know.
Naw...more like spotted owl...my favorite. Problem is it takes 20-30 of 'em for just one serving. :fuelfire: :innocent:
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I'll bet the Big Zero's plan for the homeless is to forbid mention or description of them in any and all media.
That'll get rid of them.
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Naw...more like spotted owl...my favorite. Problem is it takes 20-30 of 'em for just one serving. :fuelfire: :innocent:
Yeah, I to prefer to cook over an open fire. :-)
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Soylent Green, it's the only answer...... :-)
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Maybe greenbriar could donate her cruise money.
It's not fair she can go on cruises while others suffer. There should be a windfall luxury tax.
Won't work. Apparently the homeless are only allowed to accept Repig money, or so the DUmmies think.
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I'll bet the Big Zero's plan for the homeless is to forbid mention or description of them in any and all media.
That'll get rid of them.
And the MSM will gladly go along.
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Well, I am not a callous SOB and do believe strongly in Karma so I try not to be cruel to homeless people. There are homeless people who are clearly mentally ill that just breaks my heart. The drunks and addicts I just stand clear of.
When it is freezing out my first thoughts are to thank God for the warm, safe roof over my children's head, and then I think about the children who aren't so fortunate. It grounds you.
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HMMMMMM, Didn't their hero FDR build some vacation homes in the middle of the country for our Jamanese citicens and German Citizens? Perhaps they could move these people, andd themselves, to these luxury camp.......vacation spots for a few years.
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Naw...more like spotted owl...my favorite. Problem is it takes 20-30 of 'em for just one serving. :fuelfire: :innocent:
Funny, they always taste more like Bald Eagle than spotted owl to me...
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I believe that long ago Rush Limbaugh suggested we feed the homeless to the hungry and thus solve two of societies biggest problems.
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I believe that long ago Rush Limbaugh suggested we feed the homeless to the hungry and thus solve two of societies biggest problems.
Sounds a lot like Johnathan Swift.
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A Modest Proposal
For Preventing The Children of Poor People in Ireland
From Being Aburden to Their Parents or Country, and
For Making Them Beneficial to The Public
â€I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...â€
http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html :-)