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Fucking Liberal Democrats and there give away policies.
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Give it away, give it away, give it away now!
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really?
California has a homeless problem?
we give them shelter (motel vouchers) or container homes. relocate them into bedroom communities, give them food stamps and job retraining, Medi-Cal (mental health and medical treatment), and then give them CAPI payments?
why come to California from around the world?
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free home, free food, free money...
just can't leave or move.
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What kind of a country is it that does not provide shelter and housing for its people. ? It does not seem that complex. Just build more shelters, then innovative permanent housing , especially now that LA has received waivers from certain environmental laws. Most homeless are from the LA and southern ca area, including many veterans of our wars. Most are not mentally ill. Demonizing or criminalizing them is not the answer.
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Because they love there huddled mass'.
And who thought the Zombie Apocalypse was fake news.
The only way to set them free is to separate the spirit from the body.
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I agree with the Guidmeister.
Help those that want it, and if they don't want to come up, just start stabbing them. And throw em out at 30,000 feet.
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Sure audit them L Ron Jr. Your problem is they don’t have any money for you to leach so your church will turn a blind eye
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Since prison populations are declining due to
Early release policies, why don’t we rename
The prisons housing and put the
Homeless There. They would get 3 meals
a day, a nice Safe place to sleep,
and a toilet to crap in. And if they want a
Job they can make California license plates.
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Thedon,
Your information is inaccurate. I work with the homeless twice a month in Santa Monica. Most of the people I encounter have mental issues that make them virtually unemployable and resistant to any type of structure. Without “reasonable” residents... homeless shelters become unmanageable. I helped organize a structured “tent city” in Ontario in 2013. It didn’t last because the residents refused to abide by any common sense community guidelines. The city and private donors and local charities invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in this site. It became unsustainable use to the lack of cooperation from the residents. It became a health hazard and a serious liability issue for the city.
If you read the article, people who have devoted their lives to this issue are saying the biggest problem isn’t lack of shelter. It’s the lack of mental health services. Their argument is if you remove the addicted and the mentally ill... homelessness is a very manageable problem.
Many of the people I work with come here from other parts of the country for 2 reasons. 1. Abundant services... 2. Mild climate.
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When Herr Reagan closed down all the mental health facilities in California, he never followed through with a massive "sweep them off the best streets" campaign that Comrade Trump is now implementing. Comrade Trump will deport these freeloaders to Mexico or some other shit hole country that does not have the best streets. Maybe Comrade Trump's friend, the Dear Leader of North Korea, will take them in. I hear they have room in their country because the lose so many each year to starvation.
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Did California have the same problem when Reagan was in office ? Pete Wilson ? Arnold ? No
Jerry Brown ? Yes Gavin Newsome ? Yes
This is a socialism experiment that failed
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Kaiser. My info comes from an LA Homeless expert who does much of her work out of Venice. She was talking about Los Angeles County as a whole. But who knows which stats are correct ? Another stat to ponder. In the City of Los Angeles there are about 27,000 homeless and only 9700 shelter beds.
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Yeah let's break it down in terms of who was the Governor at the time and not the programs closing and lack of healthcare access and skyrocketing housing costs that have directly contributed to the exponential increase in homeless residents in SoCal.
LOL fuck those people, why can't they just go somewhere else! Goddamn liberals, wanting to help people in need!!!!!
LOL ridiculous. Y'all remind me of that stuck up twat on twitter this week who found herself in a pile of viral mud because she reported a guy to code enforcement for giving free haircuts to homeless people. I hope none of you are ever in a situation where you need help and don't have family who can give it to you.
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I think Kaiser and the article hit the nail on the head, but some people believe they can't be wrong...
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RENT CONTROL!!!
even people who have minimum wage jobs cannot afford to pay rent. it is out of control.
there is a growing population of homeless living in RV's so its not just the one's on the street in tents or boxes.
my mortgage for a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house with a pool is less than a 2 bedroom apartment.
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rent control lowers housing supply
developers arent gonna build new housing if they cant make money
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Need the big earthquake to come like the 71 quake , have calif. Break off and be done with it. Cant be saved anyway.
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its a real problem.... and throwing money at it has not even put a dent in it. The more money we spend... the worse the problem gets.
If you would go spend a few hours a few times a month at the OPCC in Santa Monica, the LA Mission or the Fred Jordan Mission... you would see the majority of people coming through there cannot function within a system that requires their cooperation.
Addiction and Mental health issues are the drivers.
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Interested article just out on Yahoo.com
"California's war with Trump is destroying America"
Trumps mad California doesn't want to put him on the ballot unless he shows his taxes so he trying to impose all kinds of acts of faggotry on the state.
If you live in California you should read it for sure!
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Trumps a faggot and hes imposing acts of "Faggotry" on the state of California.
It has nothing to do with homosexuals.
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Janis from HR said Dude can use faggot with regularity and impunity!
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some countries would remove them to a "hospital",
give them a big dose of their addiction...
and the price of the drugs?
YOU donate all your organs.
corneas, eyes, all the internal organs.
also the skin...
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HOW MANY of the homeless ARE really taken off the streets forever?
humanitarian measures say WE PAY for drug treatment, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, give them a roof over their heads, feed them, re-educate them, give them jobs, help them buy a home?
let's see... feed them, clothed them, train them, give them a job (Military Occupational Specialty)?
oh, let's put them in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines?
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I always enjoy a nice sausage or a good hot dog. Always makes you feel like your home 
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"There’s so many resources available to those who want it for what it’s intended for."
Since mental illness and addiction seem to be in the way of curbing homelessness, there doesn't seem to be enough of the right types of measures or specific types of resources needed to help curb these problems, as Kaiser's article discusses in depth.
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Housing or shelters that include addiction and other types of counseling. Need bot and not either or.
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Another really important HX blog that will initiate much needed change in the world!
LMAO
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Naaaa HX blogs won’t change the world... but every once in a while they help us think beyond what we do on our own.
Burnsie’s brown face/border comment inspired me to have a chicken enchilada for dinner. I would have never come to that decision without his input..
To me... that’s a win for blogdom.
BTW... one of the points of the article is that “compassionate” laws keep the mentally ill from being involuntarily placed in mental health treatment facilities and addicts in addiction recovery programs.
Most addicts and mentally ill people refuse treatment so they get stuck in the endless downward spiral of poverty, homelessness and jail.
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I’m starting a non-profit.... adopt a homeless person.... criteria: age 18-35, Swedish, blonde, female.... I’m just trying to do my part.
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