Soylent green..... IT'S PEOPLE!!!!
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why not let people just die?
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California
is nice to the homeless
Californ-ya-ya
Super cool to the homeless
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Some houses started empty.
Some families moved in with relatives.
Some families and friends combined, two or three renting a bigger house and sharing it.
Many are struggling to stay in motels and weekly rentals.
Many have gone to shelters.
Many are living in cars.
A lot have gone underground, for it is dangerous to be recognized as homeless.
The number of homeless goes up all the time around here. I'm seeing more and more on the street, frequently newbies with a dazed look on their faces.
More seasoned homeless are arriving all the time, because the weather is easier here. I imagine it's the same for all fair-weather states.
I expect that by the new year, it will seem like there's been an explosion of homelessness as peoples' final resources begin to run out. Each job
lost now will probably mean putting not 2.5 out on the street, but more like 5 or 6.
We are far closer to a tipping point than most realize: when it comes, people will be shocked at the suddenness and depth, but they shouldn't
be...the signs are plain for those willing to read them.
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reply to post by apacheman
You are absolutely correct. When those sharing resources to survive get cut off, it's going to put a lot of people on the street. Our problem in
America isn't that we have no place for them. There are wealthy people, banks, corporations with land, and buildings sitting vacant. What prevents
these more wealthy people from helping is laws and regulations surrounding opening homeless shelters. There is a ton of liability associated with
it.
We need a good semaritain law for helping homeless which protects people from liability and eases regulations concerning providing housing to
homeless. There are plenty of people willing to help, they just can't afford the liability and management that comes with helping.
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A lot lost the homes they owned for missing a few payments, this would not prevent them from renting another home or mean they don't have enough
money to do so now.
Look at the benches throughout your city...have they changed? As for where the homeless went, I have no idea.
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reply to post by Paralaxx
Well, I for one lost my home due to a layoff resulting from sagging mortgage industries impacting the local economy. This in turn caused me to default
on my home loan after several months looking for a job. I did manage to find another job in another state, moved there, only to be laid off again. So
the bank lost their investment but retains the home. I lost everything and while I was able to rent an apartment for awhile...then second layoff
really hurt as I had spent any available monies moving and renting. Also, I racked up a couple credit cards in the process hoping I would be able to
pay them off. Without a job though you can't do much. I'm sure my bankruptcy will cause a few others to get laid off and the process ripples
throughout society at large.
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reply to post by ConspiracyNut23
I think you are on to something. We must remember that construction was at record numbers in recent years. In some places there was a five or six year
surplus on housing. If a family moves from one house to another the surplus doesn't change. The only thing that changes is which unit is counted as
"surplus."
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I still see the same regulars on the streets. The shelters are overflowing. Many live in motels. I've seen entire, obviously middle class families
sleeping in their cars in Wal-Mart parking lots where its allowed. Campers are popular. Squatting in empty homes and vacation homes.
Most seem to be combining households with others.
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It's hard to house or miss seeing 27mill people, that's about 7 mill more than the whole australian population. That's a LOT of people!!
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