The homeless

[the nature boy]

Not saying that we do spend more on foriegn nations than we do on our underprivledged, just that we should re-alocate more of the money that goes out to other countries, on our own people.

I got you. But as you well know, sometimes throwing money doesn't always fix socio-economic problems.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

Being homeless is like being a fag... no one would ever "choose" to be that way.. Comon show some compassion.

No one would hire a homeless person anyway, because there is obviously something wrong with him/her if they are homeless in the first place right?

Homelessness is a vicious cycle

i beg to differ. i knew somebody in a situation in which her and family became homeless and they lived in their car for months and found a way to get jobs and pull themselves back up. i also know of a story where a guy was homeless living in central park and eating from garbage cans. he got his big break when somebody gave him $300 (this was the 70's) and that money gave him his break. many years later the guy is a millionaire.
long story short.

i do have compassion for the homeless. don't jump to conclusions.

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

i beg to differ. i knew somebody in a situation in which her and family became homeless and they lived in their car for months and found a way to get jobs and pull themselves back up. i also know of a story where a guy was homeless living in central park and eating from garbage cans. he got his big break when somebody gave him $300 (this was the 70's) and that money gave him his break. many years later the guy is a millionaire.
long story short.

i do have compassion for the homeless. don't jump to conclusions.

Ok buddy.. I forgot that a lot of homeless folks become millionares.. that slipped my mnd.. You are stupid if you think the homeless are not at a disadvantage... more so because you heard a story about how one homeless guy became a millionare and now think they all should be millionares.. dummy

 

[Norman Bates]

why the U.S. gives billions of dollars yearly in foreign aid while simultaneously kicking women out of overcrowded shelters is beyond me.

Helping the poor countries isn´t just for helping.
Usually these countries have rich resources and those donations help to keep the government stable, so the prices for resources keep more stable.
Also it helps the enterprises to get permission to exploit these resources.
These donations are very beneficial to economy.

 

[the nature boy]

Helping the poor countries isn´t just for helping.
Usually these countries have rich resources and those donations help to keep the government stable, so the prices for resources keep more stable.
Also it helps the enterprises to get permission to exploit these resources.
These donations are very beneficial to economy.

I read something on the Heritage Foundation webiste site that showed a corelation between countries that voted favorably towards the US and the amount of money the US gave them in aid. Countries that voted favorably to the US got more money on average than countries that voted non favorably.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

Ok buddy.. I forgot that a lot of homeless folks become millionares.. that slipped my mnd.. You are stupid if you think the homeless are not at a disadvantage... more so because you heard a story about how one homeless guy became a millionare and now think they all should be millionares.. dummy

you are a fucking moron, when did i say that homeless aren't at a disadvantage. i see you like to make hasty generalizations.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

This will no doubt bring about a heart-warming story of brutality and mass murder from our very own children's book author, Satanic Goatslayer, but I will post it anyway.
Since I've moved to the big city I've obviously noticed an increase in the amount of homeless people I see daily and it just makes me think. Its not like people are "born" into homelessness so what are some of the causes? I know many have severe mental disorders and maybe left/escaped an institution or something, but there's gotta be more to it. What events bring this many people to having no home? What was their life like at an early age? Were the opportunities simply not there and that's what caused it? How could someone be that oppressed or "slip through the cracks?" I just can't imagine how one could lose so much or not take advantage of some sort of opportunity and end up that way.
If I could/had the balls to just sit and talk with some of them, I'd like to hear their story. This is just part of the random thoughts that go through my head. What are your thoughts on the subject?

My thoughts:

We have a $2,100,000,000,000.00 annual budget. We could solve this problem in about a day.

Maybe we could use teh $500,000,000,000.00 we use for social security. Old people have the most money and remain the greediest motherfuckers in society.

We are pulling the kids out of college, and keeping people on teh street, so grandma acan have extra money for bingo.

 

[Steroid_Virgin]

you are a fucking moron, when did i say that homeless aren't at a disadvantage. i see you like to make hasty generalizations.

And I make hasty generalizations I see... LOL..

 

[dballer]

Re: Re: The homeless

My thoughts:

We have a $2,100,000,000,000.00 annual budget. We could solve this problem in about a day.

Maybe we could use teh $500,000,000,000.00 we use for social security. Old people have the most money and remain the greediest motherfuckers in society.

We are pulling the kids out of college, and keeping people on teh street, so grandma acan have extra money for bingo.

I really hope you do not believe that some lazy freak who is still capable of holding a job deserves my tax money more that a WW2 vet who fought for this country.

I work in the city of Atlanta.. lots of homeless here.
When they aske me for money I hit them with this...
you get $0.25 for every push-up you can do... now get to it.

you would be suprised at how many just bum out and walk away.

at that point I make sure to tell them they will be out here forever. That usually makes them mad.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

ok since you are so stupid allow me explain

you said

"No one would hire a homeless person anyway, because there is obviously something wrong with him/her if they are homeless in the first place right?

Homelessness is a vicious cycle"


I gave you two examples where there was not anything wrong with them. Their situation put them there and they got out. They found a way to get hired. Last time I checked they aren't homeless anymore.

I never said a lot of homeless persons become millionaires.

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