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originally posted by: underpass61
originally posted by: verschickter
There had been a similar attempt to push this in germany.
Where the owner of currently unrented homes and even unused floors in private homes, should have been forced to take up refugees, in exchange for rent. Because refugee centers where overfilling.
So you get paid rent but have no say who is living in your own house. Luckily they realized that the public wasn´t brainwashed as much as needed and then Cologne happened.
What a nightmare to see them live down your hard earned house. I know refugee centers, I know most give a # about what belongs to others and to treat it nice. Quiet the contrary.
"live down" = destroy
My good friend's stepmother lives in Germany. When his father passed away the government began looking at her home to force her to house refugees. She's an elderly woman living alone and she had no choice but to sell it and move into a senior living center or she was getting tenants. Now it looks like we are one step away from that here.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: underpass61
Actually there are not enough of those places in existence and if nobody wants them near them, those who would do well with a little help are locked out. The system actually creates many of the homeless by having no help for the mentally ill, no real long term treatment programs for the poor or any consideration at all for those who fall on hard times and have no family to turn to. Everyone passes the buck and by doing so they create a larger problem.
I remember when the property values argument was what all the racists used as a reason for not wanting people of color in their neighborhood. Times change, but people don't. Hide them away in disgusting neighborhoods or pretend they don't exist is a ready go to answer.
Are property values more important than other humans? In reality I think its more a case of bigotry so profound, it assumes all homeless are scum and people only see what they want to see, so they can without feeling guilty lump them all into one basket.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: underpass61
More insanity from the loony left coast!
L.A. TIMES
In August, the county Board of Supervisors approved a $550,000 pilot program to build a handful of small backyard houses, or upgrade illegally converted garages, for homeowners who agree to host a homeless person or family. Then in February, Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded L.A. a $100,000 Mayor's Challenge grant to study the feasibility of backyard homeless units within the city limits.
What a great way to destroy property values and turn the entire county into a slum. I'd like to propose that they should start with a pilot program. Every single City Councilman and legislator who supports this idea puts a tiny house in their backyard first and see how that works out. Oh, and we the public get to randomly select the tenant!
They never actually address the issue of why people are chronically homeless. The vast majority of homeless living on the streets are mentally unstable and/or severe drug addicts. They are on the streets because they are incapable of taking advantage of the already tons of services and homeless shelters available.
Every homeless person in my community is on the streets because they want to be there, not because there aren't services and shelters available.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Blaine91555
What is there to do?
I recall when the institutions for the mentally ill were shut down. It was a big campaign because it was simply inhumane and a violation of the rights of the mentally ill to keep them detained against their will.
Now, I am not saying that treatment centers were all well run. In fact, the government funded ones had problems like everything socialized inevitably does. However, we are seeing what happens when the mentally ill have their rights. People on the streets is what it looks like.
So what is the balance?
originally posted by: Blaine91555
According to the news here in this city of 300,000 we have a steady population of homeless numbers around 3 to 4 thousand. There are maybe 50 who fall into the category of those you see drunk on the streets. Many actually have jobs but housing is so expensive here, they can't qualify for a place to live. There are thousands of invisible homeless here, who would be productive given the chance. Same in most large cities.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
Are property values more important than other humans?
originally posted by: Blaine91555
Are property values more important than other humans?
For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.