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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:13 PM Original message |
Seeing more homeless folks - breaks my heart and makes me MAD |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. First to rec! |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Thank you! |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sorry to say, but it's going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 01:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Yes, the demographics being what they are, that is exactly what they need to do. And they may become |
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AverageJoe90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. I do believe things may get worse eventually........ |
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young_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. "Too Big to Fail" participants need to see this moving segment |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. We lived in Cambridge, Natick, and visited fam in Weston a lot. I can't imagine a big homeless |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 01:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. Most important thing a homeless person needs: |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. What about family? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. A place of one's own gives a person dignity. And once a person |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 02:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. My sister is a tea party member. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. My family members are the same--years ago when I was out of work, they didn't help. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 02:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Why is there more dignity in getting help from the state over help from ones family? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. People who can turn to family do. The problem is that many |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 03:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. There are a lot of people who have no family to speak of. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. It's not up to the 99% to compensate for the selfishness of the 1% |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Absolutely correct - and not to mention the fact that the charitable impulses of the 90% |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. It's called SQUATTING |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:08 AM Response to Reply #14 |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Your concern for the bankers is touching, dear |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. rich people thieve us blind to get their riches |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Who cares what other people did, are you living vicariously through them? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. You're lost. And have you taken in a homeless person as you asked of another poster? |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. you seem to value 'things' above people.. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. ooops, wrong place |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. The American Revolution was illegal |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. +1000. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. What about the people hurt by the banks? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. feeding and caring about people is not equivocal to your "need for a bicycle" |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. I've always wanted to have a discussion about limiting wealth... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. We used to have a meaningful estate tax, which limited wealth |
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kcass1954 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Seriously, this is a discussion that needs to be had. The right, of course, will never |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Gen. Eisenhower was able to save the world on a crappy government salary |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Exactly. I have so much to say about this.... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
33. This is the result of a "winner take all" system - |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. I agree that people are waking up to the atrocious job Congress has done serving the American people |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. K&R |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. Just keep repeating to yourself, "This is the wealthiest society in human history" |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Since it's true, it drives me even nuttier |
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Agony (865 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
42. That is too clear eyed to be called rambling - imho |
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revolution breeze (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. The Mayor of New Orleans is implementing a new plan |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 07:18 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. That's fantastic. But what would Jesus think? |
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Highway61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
46. I saw 60 minutes last night |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I am with ya both. It seems that taking economic justice seriously |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-28-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
48. you want to get mad? Read this:Millions spent on evictingOWS instead of on the homeless |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-29-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
49. ... |
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