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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:54 AM Original message |
New York gives homeless people a one-way ticket to leave city |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. *sigh* |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Problem solved... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yes, and a roof over their head. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Because they've not bothered to address the real problem of affordable housing in the city |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Affordable housing and homelessness are separate issues. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Which the city is not doing. All they're doing is moving the homeless to other places |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. You're being dishonest |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. You are the one who is being dishonest |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. It is having a home. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No it's not it's being a guest at someone else's home. n/t |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Now we're making progress |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #41 |
66. You are the one who is familiar with other scenarios.. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #66 |
86. Thank you for proving my point. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #86 |
107. YOU are the one proving the point... that ignorance and heartlessness ABOUNDS |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. lol |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #111 |
117. You have in effect accused me of lying about being homeless.... and I guess in your world |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #117 |
140. You crack me up. |
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KDFW (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Same as with renters or people with mortgages. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Renters are not guests they pay for the right to live in theri apartments. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
72. my elderly dad and my adult brother live under the same roof |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
97. Incredible ignorance! Much has been written here about the lack of low-income housing causing |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:57 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Link? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. Small number of homeless people????? MILLIONS is small???? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:12 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. You misunderstood what I said. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #106 |
108. Several of us are disagreeing with you, but you won't hear that. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #108 |
109. Several of you agree with me |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #109 |
118. You refuse to admit that low-income housing is the primary cause of homelessness |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:06 AM Response to Reply #118 |
141. No I don't. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #109 |
131. Who determines that the homeless have family in other |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #131 |
142. My understanding from the article is that the NYC department of homeless services |
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Skipperoo (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:23 PM Response to Reply #106 |
112. Yes. For a small number this is good |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:41 PM Response to Reply #99 |
124. just take a look at the first paragraph of the definition of homelessness you posted |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
154. How in the world are "affordable housing" and "homelessness" two seperate issues to you?? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The article also said... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
21. That's a quote from a critic of the program and guess what... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. So you're right and |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Housing a relative for an indefinite period of time is still better for the relative |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. You still haven't addressed what happens when their invite |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #53 |
57. You still haven't addressed all the other scenarios. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. I love how the people that argue people will be "thrown out" |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. I went to lunch. Is that okay with you? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #68 |
89. Did you ask permission??? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
128. It's posts like the one you are responding to |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #128 |
143. An excuse for intellectual dishonesty. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. If they family makes it back to NYC |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. Ever had someone else living in your home with you? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. That's pretty much a worst case scenario. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. Have you ever had someone else live in your home with you? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Yes |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:43 AM Response to Reply #48 |
52. So it wasn't permanent.. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
58. So? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
152. "yeah, i know you're family, but it sucks having you live here with me.... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
95. Tell ya what... you be homeless for a year, then come back and report to us. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #95 |
96. So you believe that living on the street is a better situation than living in a home? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #96 |
98. You know, that kind of sillyness doesn't even deserve an answer. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #98 |
102. lol |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. Look, fox newsie... I AM homeless, which is why your ignorance is so insulting. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. What are you doing on a computer if you're homeless? |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #110 |
116. I don't owe you personal answers... I've been stalked by a DUer before |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #116 |
145. You're right. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #116 |
153. personally, as one of the "others" reading this thread |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #110 |
120. You should rely less on stereotypes |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. Thank you. Most people don't realize that homeless people are the victims of profiling and |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #120 |
146. lol |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:33 PM Response to Reply #110 |
123. the idea that homeless people don't have internet access is further proof of your complete ignorance |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Excuse me but... |
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Terry in Austin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. You're right, of course |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
132. Guess what? If there are no jobs in NYC what makes you |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #132 |
135. I'm sure that... |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 08:41 AM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Which could very likely lead them back to square one but |
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Dr_Willie_Feelgood (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
64. Private Ownership Of Housing... |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. That only works on a small scale... |
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leftynyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #64 |
92. Communism? |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #64 |
150. There is a commune in Virginia you can move to |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
126. The article does point out that people can choose to accept (or not) the tickets, I did not |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds like a good idea |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. They're not putting them into homes |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. They are putting them into homes |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Living on someone else's couch at someone's largess |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Yes, but it doesn't mean they are "homeless" |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Only in the most literal sense. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Your problem isn't the program |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
47. My problem is the program. We should be doing more in this city to solve the problem of |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Affordable housing is still a separate issues. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
78. Long Island? Oh the island of people who come to our city and |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:42 PM Response to Reply #78 |
90. More red herrings |
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Skipperoo (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #90 |
115. 550 families have been helped in three years |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #90 |
137. Excuse you? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #137 |
147. Do you believe that people are better off on the street or in a welcoming home? |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #28 |
59. You're mistaken |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:51 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Not technically and not practically either |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 11:03 AM Response to Reply #60 |
65. Clearly our school should be using the wikipedia definition |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. That one isn't really interested in facts. n/t |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #65 |
91. Please post the state and federal laws. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:58 PM Response to Reply #91 |
100. I provided actual knowledge of the issue |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #100 |
114. Here's the federal definition |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #114 |
119. That's further clarified in the Stewart B. McKinney-Bruce Vento Homeless Assistance Act |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #60 |
79. You are wrong. And the government definition is not the one used by |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. Post the government definition. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #93 |
101. Please see my post above with the law quoted. (nt) |
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Ocracoker16 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #79 |
125. you seem to be prone to error yourself |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #125 |
138. So far I've been correct. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well it's only a matter of time before NYC is doing the same for anyone who isn't uber wealthy |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
9. $36k for a year for a family in the shelter??? |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. The building owners... |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:15 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. send em to buffalo |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Many homeless families are priced out of their apartments and if the city subsidized the rents, |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
75. That's where the argument for affordable housing comes in. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Original message |
$3000.00 a month? I'll take one family for my basement, please. n/t |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
73. not unusual at all with motel vouchers. it would be cheaper to put them in permanent housing. |
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CC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. Novel? BS |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
45. Atlanta did this too back in the 90s |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sending them to Paris? I thought they were going to South Park. |
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KDFW (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
12. Are they forcing these people to take the money? |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
13. Looks like a solid program |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. See my post #22 upthread... |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:32 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Sounds like you've had some bad experiences |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:33 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. "willing to help" is the key phrase.. All they have to do is say "no", when asked |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
50. You seldom know what you are getting into.. |
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KDFW (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #24 |
37. Nobody is forcing anybody to take them in. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. Seldom do you know what you are actually getting into.. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #56 |
133. Did they invite you to stay with them? If they did, I think that's |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
20. Novel idea? This was big city standard operating procedure before WWII |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Yeah some sloppy reporting |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
26. In some cases this may be the most humane thing to do |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
34. yes they are still homeless until they are putting a roof over their |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
51. Indeed. But apparently that concept is too difficult for some to fathom. n/t |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #51 |
62. Yes, because you're wrong. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
82. your definition says they are homeless - because they can not pay |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #82 |
94. Read it again |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:29 PM Response to Reply #62 |
129. "because they cannot afford, pay for" - read what your wrote |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #51 |
71. so does the fact that my adult brother lives under the same roof with my elderly father |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #71 |
80. If it is done for care taking or as a permanent solution than NO n/t |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. how do i know whether its a "permanent" solution |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. oh so you just want to argue - go find a right winger to do that with |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #83 |
88. nice talk -- project much? |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #88 |
130. ah yes - the only answer for you is - your right - even though really you are not - enough for now - |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:59 PM Response to Reply #130 |
134. mr. I don't have an answer wastes our time some more |
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The empressof all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
55. Greyhound Therapy has been used for years |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
63. Send them to the red states..... |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
69. Why not send them to Florida, Arizona, California or Nevada |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
70. Is anyone being forced to buy a ticket? |
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Skipperoo (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #70 |
122. Nobody is forced and they are told they may come back |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
76. This may not be a perfect program |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
84. I can see this being ok... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
85. There was a move out here to do that at the state level |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
87. A free trip to Paris and the French healthcare system, sign me up |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
104. I would like to be rich someday, but if I end up like Bloomberg, I trust one of you good people... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
113. In Los Angeles County, which is a patchwork of city, incorporated small |
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Livvia82 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
127. I dont see anything wrong with it. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #127 |
139. And what if what little family you have are in NYC? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #139 |
149. Then you move in with family in NYC? |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
144. How did they run off all the homeless in 2004? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 10:31 AM Response to Reply #144 |
148. I think that incident (and others) have jaded people. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-30-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #148 |
151. Is that what they did? |
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