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maddiemom

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46. Reagan made "us" mean-spirited.

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10 Unbelievably Sh**ty Things America Does to Homeless People [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

would it be more humane to just make being homeless illegal? Adam051188 Sep 2014 #1

Why not mandate home ownership? leftstreet Sep 2014 #2

good idea. Adam051188 Sep 2014 #5

Don't give the Republicans any ideas 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Sep 2014 #17

You are right yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #38

It's all about and always about marym625 Sep 2014 #39

IIRC, it was a democrat that mandated insurance. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #49

The Portland OR city council is considering a program to purchase micro-houses for the homeless. Maedhros Sep 2014 #60

Thank you for the reminder Kalidurga Sep 2014 #3

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor . . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #7

Thank you. SamKnause Sep 2014 #20

Homeless torture infrastructure.... "Coin-op benches with retractable homeless spikes" NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #4

absolutely perverse and disgraceful shaayecanaan Sep 2014 #43

We are an unbelievably mean society. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #50

is this real? questionseverything Sep 2014 #55

China and London are among the places we find these, but NYC has had them for 100+ yrs. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #56

inhumane and just sad questionseverything Sep 2014 #57

Alright DU, I'm calling you out.... daleanime Sep 2014 #6

It's cruel IMHO. Cleita Sep 2014 #8

Are you doing that? Bette Noir Sep 2014 #32

No. I'm occupying the spare trailer on someone else's property myself. Cleita Sep 2014 #35

I've had similar experience indivisibleman Sep 2014 #44

There is an older defunct motel here in Fairbanks that did just that. raven mad Sep 2014 #51

I agree indivisibleman Sep 2014 #63

We live very "close to the edge" ourselves. raven mad Sep 2014 #65

True indivisibleman Sep 2014 #66

This is a problem that has to be taken care of by a community. Cleita Sep 2014 #53

agreed Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #9

Thanks for posting. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #10

K&R (a million times if I could) nt LiberalElite Sep 2014 #11

I wish I could vote this up twice daredtowork Sep 2014 #12

Ps. Another Sidewalk story from "radical" Berkeley daredtowork Sep 2014 #15

What's Oakland's welfare policy? SnakeEyes Sep 2014 #54

their policy is to starve the vermin out daredtowork Sep 2014 #59

Thanks for that 50 Minutes clip! ReRe Sep 2014 #18

Yes I'd never seen that before either daredtowork Sep 2014 #23

Here's a five bucks $$$$$... ReRe Sep 2014 #24

When I see it costs a trillion dollars to maintain a danged airplane daredtowork Sep 2014 #29

And yet some people don't understand the utter terror that possibly becoming homeless holds. n/t ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #13

There isn't a Hell hot enough for those who would bleed it out of the homeless... Aristus Sep 2014 #14

Kicked and Rec'd. Thanks for posting. nt Denver Progressive Sep 2014 #16

There Was Some Compassion During The Depression grilled onions Sep 2014 #19

Reagan made "us" mean-spirited. maddiemom Sep 2014 #46

Or I should say, made it OK to be mean-spirited. maddiemom Sep 2014 #47

That is the function of right-wing demagogues like Reagan, Limbaugh and O'Reilly. Maedhros Sep 2014 #61

K&R SamKnause Sep 2014 #21

K&R ReRe Sep 2014 #22

But that's SOCIALISM!!111 We can't have THAT. For some reason. arcane1 Sep 2014 #31

Don't believe everything they tell you. ReRe Sep 2014 #33

Long ago, I read that the #of SRO hotel rooms that had been taken off the market Bette Noir Sep 2014 #34

That's right... ReRe Sep 2014 #36

K&R nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #25

I've been in some of those situations tazkcmo Sep 2014 #26

Our inhumanity is out in full force. eom sheshe2 Sep 2014 #27

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #28

if your homeless in america, its considered your fault AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #30

In the 90's I was traveling down Highway 101 along the southern Oregon coast. Maedhros Sep 2014 #62

I suppose that stiff fines are next world wide wally Sep 2014 #37

Yup, and many end up in prison, which costs us way more than housing the homeless would. nt SunSeeker Sep 2014 #40

America is a colder place when it comes to the homeless. Rex Sep 2014 #41

Timely article...thanks hibbing Sep 2014 #42

Disgusting. blackspade Sep 2014 #45

K&R N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2014 #48

How could we abuse our minimum wage workers if we didn't treat the homeless worse? hunter Sep 2014 #52

K & R Lifelong Protester Sep 2014 #58

DU software gags on asterisks in links KamaAina Sep 2014 #64