tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8659711181476098262..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Subsidizing homelessnessPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84649597503899043032019-01-19T21:13:32.674-06:002019-01-19T21:13:32.674-06:00Homeless growth at its simplest: build it, and the...Homeless growth at its simplest: build it, and they will come. To take advantage of the largesse and permissiveness of those who produce and pay their taxes. Many (most?) are mentally ill or at least non-hackers and will get what they can, where they can, when they can. Too bad if you don't like it.bart simpsonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840436089787700707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84480355368798939222019-01-18T19:20:25.588-06:002019-01-18T19:20:25.588-06:00The whole "homelessness" thing came abou...The whole "homelessness" thing came about largely due to a combination of ill-thought-out deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, shutting down SRO hotels where a lot of down-and-outs used to live (it wasn't nifty but it beat a back alley all hollow) and NIMBY attitudes about building the "community based treatment centers" for mentally ill people which were supposed to replace the old asylums. One particular political faction seized on it as a stick to bash the GOP with in Reagan's time. I've noticed that during Democratic administrations, the "homeless" fall off the map, only to reappear when the GOP's back in the White House.Technomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438978139389104455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-46657426775242242512019-01-18T00:12:35.693-06:002019-01-18T00:12:35.693-06:00There will always be a portion of the population w...There will always be a portion of the population who will do the absolute minimum to avoid starving to death and dying of exposure, rather than take responsibility for themselves. There have always been homeless and there will always be homeless. Addictions enable people to become solely focused on their habit, and doing the absolute minimum to stay alive becomes easy, since they have plenty of resources available to make it someone else's problem. This provides little incentive to change. Wonderfully enabling. <br />Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37653347189566574712019-01-17T19:30:04.045-06:002019-01-17T19:30:04.045-06:00Having been in Seattle last spring I can attest to...Having been in Seattle last spring I can attest to the homeless problem; they were everywhere.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4699508401133743302019-01-17T14:44:44.026-06:002019-01-17T14:44:44.026-06:00Used to work in a business building downtown Toron...Used to work in a business building downtown Toronto. Had to deal with the homeless on a regular basis (every freaking day). There were about 20 that that inhabited the one block I worked at. Every morning at about 5 am they would line up and wait for the Sally Ann truck to swing by with hot coffee, food, and toiletries. I would find all the toiletries and half the food thrown away.<br /><br />The majority of them were drug addicts or alcoholics. Three, maybe four, were actual mental health homeless. The city at the time was spending over 50 million a year on the homeless problem. Rents, jobs, or other problems weren't the reason for their situation. And all the money thrown at them through services just kept them on the street.<br /><br />I used to feel sorry for them until I saw how they lived and acted to charity. paladin3001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01180847466684617578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81800520325132791552019-01-17T12:46:47.081-06:002019-01-17T12:46:47.081-06:00Ah, the homeless-industrial complex!Ah, the homeless-industrial complex!Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68329829064817073082019-01-17T12:41:56.928-06:002019-01-17T12:41:56.928-06:00I suspected politics was the problem. Nice to hear...I suspected politics was the problem. Nice to hear some confirmation.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-90480950476184786892019-01-17T12:09:24.605-06:002019-01-17T12:09:24.605-06:00I worked about six blocks from Horton Plaza for a ...I worked about six blocks from Horton Plaza for a few years. The business, across the street from a church that had a homeless encampment on their grounds, was surrounded by a razor wire topped fence. We had no problems. Can't say the same for the church.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-77095972502864647352019-01-17T09:15:43.490-06:002019-01-17T09:15:43.490-06:00The Two Things About Economics:
1. Incentives Matt...The Two Things About Economics:<br />1. Incentives Matter<br />2. There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch<br /><br />Translation: people work to get money and resources, and being homeless gets them resources. And it costs something (not necessarily money) to do anything.D.J. Schrefflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188340536138859314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29781363145541663612019-01-17T08:34:12.229-06:002019-01-17T08:34:12.229-06:00The locals and the Feds should be involved in gett...The locals and the Feds should be involved in getting a database of names and faces for the homeless.<br />Each will be an individual with individual problems.<br /><br />They all need a place to sleep, to go to the toilet, and food to eat.<br />Often they'll need some medical care. Often they'll need replacement clothes; much more often a way to clean their clothes.<br />More "mental institutions" should be opened, re-opened, with voluntary entrance & exit (on a weekly? monthly? basis; not daily - no in, out next day, in next day).<br /><br />Society refuses to even discuss how dumb, irresponsible should be supported in living -- since they refuse or are unable to support themselves.<br />Tom Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046612425809449502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25390518741070128782019-01-17T08:23:00.203-06:002019-01-17T08:23:00.203-06:00My wife feeds songbirds in the winter. Suet, sunfl...My wife feeds songbirds in the winter. Suet, sunflower seeds, cut fruit, etc. <br /><br />If you want to see more birds, my yard is a perfect example of avian welfare.ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-82830936515670674582019-01-17T08:12:54.031-06:002019-01-17T08:12:54.031-06:00Related Thoughts:
1. Mental health issues are huge...Related Thoughts:<br />1. Mental health issues are huge homeless issues, but ignored. Ca closed most mental hospitals.<br />2. Drug use/addiction is another huge issue. Meth especially.<br />3. Courts have made it harder in Ca to do anything.<br />4. Some of the homeless were left behind as part of society that has issues, can’t fit in, don’t have the skills / temperament. Anger issues, criminal record, not reliable, no useful skills. And on the low end is a better deal to hire an illegal that won’t scam you / take advantage of you, than a homeless.<br />5. Housing prices and rents are sky high in these areas. Lots of affordable housing is gone. And it’s super hard to build new affordable housing due to fees, requirements, zoning, etc. and subsidized housing forces spreads crime, study in Chicago showed that.<br />6. I’m amazed at the amount of money being thrown at the homeless, with little impact.<br />7. Homeless often being down the quality of life in an area. Sf being a poster child of this.<br />Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68991076716831939022019-01-17T07:50:53.074-06:002019-01-17T07:50:53.074-06:00@HMS Defiant: Sure, send me an e-mail. The addre...@HMS Defiant: Sure, send me an e-mail. The address is in my blog profile ("About me").Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45835244807466138842019-01-17T07:24:52.832-06:002019-01-17T07:24:52.832-06:00I have a quetion chaplain. I'd prefer to ask i...I have a quetion chaplain. I'd prefer to ask in private. Is there a way to do that?HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.com