Just in case it's been a while for you. It HAS been for me.

What can we do for our brothers and sisters? NO, they don't all do drugs and they're not all mentally ill.

Turn these images into Black and Whites and they really resemble the tent cities from another era.

These are from different areas in the U.S.


















This one almost looks photoshopped, but anyway.



I wish that Congress had to drive through these on their way to 'work.' (Thanks maus80 for the reminder)

Have a nice day.

Nice shot of Contrails in that last photo! (However, I suspect that last one was severely Photoshopped...too many elements in it look flawed).

Still, that doesn't detract from the real problem. Tent Cities are becoming more and more commonplace in America now that the Jobless have lost Unemployment Benefits and their Banks have Foreclosed on their Homes. These aren't deadbeat Hippies or PTSD Vietnam Vets that are living a Homeless Lifestyle because they choose to be, these are victims of an Economic Depression. None of these people chose to loose their Jobs because their Employer outsourced overseas or filed for Bankruptcy, or just downsized to remain solvent.

You can't use the typical insensitive rhetoric you can use on the panhandler that has sat on the same street corner for the past 30 years and tell them to "Get a job you worthless bum!" (And I know that you were joking about that part KSPigpen)

Seattle keeps banning the Tent Cities and the Tent Cities keep finding another place to squat. Pretending that there isn't really a problem that needs a solution, like the City of Seattle is doing, isn't going to make the problem go away. This isn't a proverbial Elephant in the Living Room that can be conveniently ignored.

Millions of jobs are gone in America. Millions of homes have been foreclosed in America. Until our Government gives incentives to Big Businesses to hire Americans to put them to work, and stops foreclosures, this is only going to get worse, long before it will ever go away.

Set those tents on capitol hill!!!!

Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
people in tent cities are one thing, but I live in a city with more homeless people than any city I have ever seen, anywhere in the world. Believe me these people are scumbags, they actually get upset if you don't give them ENOUGH money! And there's so many of them, they like being homeless, and they are definitely on drugs!

I don't give money to them, or if I do I make them humiliate themselves for a quarter.
This town needs to get get these losers out....*snip*

I know none of you scum will ever read this, but just get a job you hopeless scumbag losers....

Wow, that has got to be the most ignorant post i've seen in a long time. If I were as heartless as you, I'd hope everything in your life went to shi+ and you were forced to live the life of the unfortuanate. But I'm not, so I'll just wish you the best and hope you never have to go through what some of these people are going through. You obviously have no idea how good you have it.

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Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
people in tent cities are one thing, but I live in a city with more homeless people than any city I have ever seen, anywhere in the world. Believe me these people are scumbags, they actually get upset if you don't give them ENOUGH money! And there's so many of them, they like being homeless, and they are definitely on drugs!

I don't give money to them, or if I do I make them humiliate themselves for a quarter.
This town needs to get get these losers out....*snip*

I know none of you scum will ever read this, but just get a job you hopeless scumbag losers....

And I hope that you end up homeless and without any hope very soon.

I hope someone just like you will come along and "humiliate" you for a change.

Remarkable that people like you still exist on Earth. But thankfully, karma is a biach, and you'll get yours.

Deep breath, back to the point...

Unfortunately, this was Bush's doing, you can't blame Obama for this. You can blame him when he fails to act though, which is the case.
The government can afford to give billions to banks and businesses in the pathetic "hope" that it'll trickle down, but they cant afford to do anything about this?
Sorry, just not buying it.

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Originally posted by liquidsmoke206
I don't give money to them, or if I do I make them humiliate themselves for a quarter.
This town needs to get get these losers out....*snip*

I know none of you scum will ever read this, but just get a job you hopeless scumbag losers....

Humiliating a human being for a quarter?

Your so much better then these homeless people, because your lucky enough to still have a job and a home?

For your sake I hope you never in the same position as one of these homeless people, karma's a #.

Edit: I take that back. I hope you become homeless and get to experience first hand the struggle these people go through everyday. Hopefully they will remember you humiliating them and give you a warm welcome. Maybe that is what it will take to open your closed mind and learn compassion.

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Thanks. Now the words of Woody Guthrie ring in my head.