10-28-2016, 02:20 PM
(10-28-2016, 12:47 PM)barq- Wrote:(10-26-2016, 04:11 PM)TommyGun Wrote: I really wish our government would maybe look at building trailer parks seeing as we have a massive homeless problem,but hey,do they actually give a damn about all those folk sleeping on the streets?If they did folk wouldn't be sleeping on the streets in the thousands like they are at present.
I've noticed a massive increase in people sleeping on the streets in the last couple of years. Some speak very little English, others have told me the "help" available from the state isn't for them. I knew a guy who found the homeless shelter too intimidating. He was simply too afraid to use them and took his chances sleeping in a burned out factory. Other people don't meet some arbitrary criteria and get nothing from the government.
I wish they'd make use of all the housing and buildings that stand empty. There are a few schemes where people get to live in a building for free/very cheaply in exchange for looking after it. But most of that is organised online. I seriously doubt you could get one of those if you were on the streets.
The question I have is this. Why can our country take OUR tax dollars to help people in countries all over the world, but do little to nothing for Americans that are homeless and starving? What's wrong with this picture?
I especially hate the way our returning soldiers are treated. They risk their lives fighting for the rich and powerful to get richer and more powerful, yet are left to live on the streets and get terrible health care for any injuries they have from fighting for these SOB's.
I have no problem with helping others, but dammit, take care of our own 1st. It's disgusting. I wonder what they'd do if we all stopped paying taxes and refuse to go fight their wars for them. It goes to show you that our government doesn't give a rats behind about us and just use us for THEIR benefit.
America and everything it stood for, is done.
Cricket (one pizzed off bug)
