Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Let's hope you're right.
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They could ultimately create their own self-sustaining village, an eco-village. There are such communities in the country, some work better than others. But I think the concept is great and it'd get these homeless folks away from us, without pushing them into the gutters (or your neighbor's back yard). |
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There ya go. Problem solved. Just shoot everyone who doesn't measure up to your expectations. I'm sure you'll end up with only the finest, highest-quality servers at McDonald's in no time. |
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i wonder if a tiny-home community would work
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excellent comment. i'm one of those, & while i truly care about the very poor & homeless, you simply cannot 'throw' $$ into the problem because it almost never works. maybe it's because i came from a state rife with corruption throughout that gave me such a view, but i saw average people doing whatever they could do & those who really wanted to help themselves accepted the offers. groups like the local Rotarians do far more than any gov't program could, & helped construct a small community not but miles away. the grateful accepted & were able to find jobs (usually working for a Rotarian's small businesses!)& find their own place in the community. i'm not talking about the chronic homeless who support themselves by crime & undeserved handouts then using that $$ on drugs, i mean the homeless driven out by rising rent costs matched with low wages & skyrocketing food prices.
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The vast majority of the homeless in today's America are people who choose of their own free will to live parasitic lifestyles leeching off the resources of responsible citizens through multiple means. Frankly, I have no sympathy for them.
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As far as the majority goes, they deserve a degree of sympathy as well, most are mentally ill and lack treatment. They used to be taken care of in institutions until the bleeding hearts decided that their "rights" were being violated and their "freedom" taken away. So now they are on the streets, in the forest, at the train and subway stations. The Staten Island Ferry terminal is loaded with them. Even 40 years ago there were homeless living in the 3 levels of sub-basements at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn---and since the neighborhood was bad the pathology building where the blood bank was located was locked at street level after 5 PM. The only way to get blood for the ER was to walk through a basement. The stench alone could kill you---and many colleagues would only go down there armed. I do like Orange's idea of trying to solve the problem rather than shuffling them around, as long as it is done far from here, as well as recognizing it might not be possible. Very difficult to help people who don't want help. |
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The original post states there is an "encampment". AFAIK, one person does not make an encampment. This is more of a concern than just "one homeless dude".
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thay all steel
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Oh, so the original post was hyperbole? Ya just can't believe anything posted on this forum.
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