Lobbyists: Hiring the homeless to stand in line for them to get into Congressional Hearings.
cali
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Thu Jul-16-09 05:45 AM
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Lobbyists: Hiring the homeless to stand in line for them to get into Congressional Hearings. |
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CNN just did a report on this. Senator McCaskill is introducing legislation to ban this disgusting practice.
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:00 AM
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1. This sounds like an episode of Seinfeld. |
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:01 AM
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2. you're right. it does. |
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:03 AM
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3. That's the worst part. You laugh at Seinfeld because it's absurd. |
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This story sounds so absurd, I don't even know what to do. I think shaking my head in disgust is most appropriate.
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armyowalgreens
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:06 AM
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4. Who the hell would unrec this? |
cali
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:08 AM
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5. there are folks here who would (and have) unrec an OP of mine |
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wishing DU a splendid day. I won't win any popularity contests here. That's OK. It's not why I'm here, and what can you do but laugh at that kind of infantile pettiness?
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:11 AM
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7. I haven't unrecced it.. |
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But as someone who would be homeless but for the kindness of my daughter and son in law I find the attitude toward the homeless who will lose some desperately needed money a bit callous.
And we all know that nothing will be done to help the homeless who were making a few bucks off this.
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Fumesucker
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:08 AM
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6. Disgusting that a homeless person might be able to make a few bucks? |
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I find so many things in life are a matter of perspective..
If I were the homeless person Sen McCaskill was trying to put out of a very meager few dollars I might feel I was being targeted.
Things look very different peeking uprange than downrange.
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cali
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:16 AM
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8. Being opposed to Lobbyists extending their crass efforts to own Congress |
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lock, stock and barrel is not being opposed to the homeless. This is a disgusting practice.
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:19 AM
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9. Do you think anything compensatory to the homeless will be done? |
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I don't, I think those homeless who will lose money on this are just SOL..
In fact I think it's somewhat likely that *accepting* money for this will be made illegal rather than *offering* money for it.
That's just the way America rolls.
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:29 AM
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10. The homeless should be given real support. Not an insulting "few bucks"... |
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Job training, counseling, temporary housing.
How you justify the exploitation of homeless people is beyond me.
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Thu Jul-16-09 06:33 AM
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11. That's the next thing on the agenda? |
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Edited on Thu Jul-16-09 06:37 AM by Fumesucker
Taking proper care of the homeless?
Right?
:rofl:
On edit: I shouldn't be so snarky but this is a subject that cuts entirely too close to home for me given that I'm selling my plasma twice a week for pocket money.
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Thu Jul-16-09 07:54 AM
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13. just for standing in line...? |
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how's a lobbyist supposed to provide all that to a guy who's holding his place in line?
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Thu Jul-16-09 07:52 AM
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12. ticket brokers do that a lot for big concerts and sporting events. |
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at least they used to...:shrug:
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