Do You Like Donald Trump?

[Memories4K]

America has more than enough resources and money to deal with homelessness and other issues. But they don't prioritize it.

 

If they took even 5% or 10% of the defense budget and put it towards social problems, America could probably eradicate homelessness in under 5 years.

They could do it in 7 years with 5% and current costs.

 

The problem is it's not easy to gain access to said resources and money.

It requires change in leadership and representation.

 

In other words, get the old senile fogeys out.

[App4that]

The country's already in bad shape you cant break whats already broken IMO who know will see what happens that's exactly why its interesting  

Spoken like someone who has never truly suffered. May that never change.

[AresKrieger]

[Mbarton]

Spoken like someone who has never truly suffered. May that never change.

Wow what a prick. you act like you know me but don't so sit down kid 

[Memories4K]

Because the state makes more money selling it off or renting it.

 

I can drive 5 miles out of town and drive up to a endless horizon of unused state own land that is growing weeds and dirt that has not been used for as long as I remember and I am 41 years old. do not tell me that that land and several plots like that wouldn't be better used.

I'm not saying better used, i'm saying unaccessable.

You would have to take privately-owned land not from the state.

That's the only way, the state is not going to use that land that they've already invested money in for the sake of federal surplus housing to go against their own growth, i'm telling you we cannot take more refugees than we already have. It's not me saying it would be impossible to pack more because we lack the overall resources, it's me saying we lack the accessable resources due to priorities. 

[dalekphalm]

No, that's not how it works. People will always be homeless for a myriad of reasons . Money might improve their life to an extent, but it doesn't make it go away. Burning stacks of 100s to heat your home would be a better use of money.

How so? Provide subsidized housing, paid for by the Government, guaranteed to all citizens. That's a start.

 

Make a maximum wage requirement, and make the housing simple, with no frills, but of good quality. Set aside a fund to maintain the buildings every year. If you make, x amount of money or more, you have to provide your own housing. If you make y or less, you qualify. Have enough money in the fund to build enough housing for those who need it.

 

The other reasons for homelessness - eg: Mental illness, drug addiction, etc, can all be solved with proper healthcare and social services.

 

But of course, these entirely reasonable requests will likely never happen in America, because proper healthcare is scary and socialist.

[App4that]

What if Spiderman found himself in the Fallout universe. Ghoul or not?

[Memories4K]

Wow what a prick. you act like you know me but don't so sit down kid 

>kid

[App4that]

Wow what a prick. you act like you know me but don't so sit down kid 

I know enough from the statement you made, to make mine. Buddy

[Memories4K]

How so? Provide subsidized housing, paid for by the Government, guaranteed to all citizens. That's a start.

 

Make a maximum wage requirement, and make the housing simple, with no frills, but of good quality. Set aside a fund to maintain the buildings every year. If you make, x amount of money or more, you have to provide your own housing. If you make y or less, you qualify. Have enough money in the fund to build enough housing for those who need it.

 

The other reasons for homelessness - eg: Mental illness, drug addiction, etc, can all be solved with proper healthcare and social services.

 

But of course, these entirely reasonable requests will likely never happen in America, because proper healthcare is scary and socialist.

High-quality healthcare and social services, meaning also investing in education and infrastructure.

 

The real problem is, again, how we invest in our federal budget.

 

America won't go for that, unfortunately.

They'll do what they did with Obamacare, cut it down so it's not what's needed but underfunded and not standardized then blame the plan that was not properly implemented.

That's how it's going to happen unless we rethink our priorities.

We need to stop getting involved in other countries' shit first.

[heathd]

How so? Provide subsidized housing, paid for by the Government, guaranteed to all citizens. That's a start.

Make a maximum wage requirement, and make the housing simple, with no frills, but of good quality. Set aside a fund to maintain the buildings every year. If you make, x amount of money or more, you have to provide your own housing. If you make y or less, you qualify. Have enough money in the fund to build enough housing for those who need it.

The other reasons for homelessness - eg: Mental illness, drug addiction, etc, can all be solved with proper healthcare and social services.

But of course, these entirely reasonable requests will likely never happen in America, because proper healthcare is scary and socialist.

We more or less already have those systems in place, in the form of section 8, food stamps, unemployment insurance, medicare/medicaid, chips, WIC, ACA, etc... And we still have homeless.

[dalekphalm]

We more or less already have those systems in place, in the form of section 8, food stamps, unemployment insurance, medicare/medicaid, chips, WIC, ACA, etc... And we still have homeless.

That's because those systems are either:

1. Underfunded, or

2. Not properly managed.

 

Homelessness can be fixed. But you need a concerted effort of cooperation from the Government. Not something America does well.

[App4that]

We more or less already have those systems in place, in the form of section 8, food stamps, unemployment insurance, medicare/medicaid, chips, WIC, ACA, etc... And we still have homeless.

Bull Shit, spend a day outside your comfort zone and donate some time. Fox news would have you thinking what isn't true.

[Memories4K]

That's because those systems are either:

1. Underfunded, or

2. Not properly managed.

 

Homelessness can be fixed. But you need a concerted effort of cooperation from the Government. Not something America does well.

^

Right there.

This will be my last response on this thread.

[Demiqas]

[heathd]

Bull Shit, spend a day outside your comfort zone and donate some time. Fox news would have you thinking what isn't true.

Bullshit to what? I'm saying those programs are in place and we still have a homeless problem... Is that not true? It's also ignorant on your part to assume I watch or read fox news as a sole source of information.

[Guest]

Holy crap people, its awfully hard to be like Hitler when you're the president of a democracy

[App4that]

Bullshit to what? I'm saying those programs are in place and we still have a homeless problem... Is that not true? It's also ignorant on your part to assume I watch or read fox news as a sole source of information.

Bullshit those programs are in a position to do anything about the problem.

 

This is simple and I'll tell you the same thing I told the last person to not understand basic reasoning. Your comment proves the extent of your knowledge on the poverty issue in the United States. This is quantifiable, so ether you're pulling my leg or are clueless. 

[Demiqas]

Bull Shit, spend a day outside your comfort zone and donate some time. Fox news would have you thinking what isn't true.

absolutely, the true source of absolute undoubtable information are those 8 major media companies all owned by the same group of people, who have proven time after time that they truly have the people's best interest at heart

 

/sarcasm

 

today's mainstream media has turned into what would've counted as a satirical joke 20 years ago.

 

check your privilege

[App4that]

Holy crap people, its awfully hard to be like Hitler when you're the president of a democracy

The United states isn't a democracy. So there's that.

[ThatFatMan1911]

 

Wow to compare someone to Hitler says a lot. Where is the love and compassion bro? I thought we were supposed to accept others opinions and beliefs. No? Huh...

[App4that]

absolutely, the true source of absolute undoubtable information are those 8 major media companies all owned by the same group of people, who have proven time after time that they truly have the people's best interest at heart

 

/sarcasm

 

today's mainstream media has turned into what would've counted as a satirical joke 20 years ago.

 

check your privilege

100% true, but picking on Fox news has more umph.

[FmPhenom]

Holy crap people, its awfully hard to be like Hitler when you're the president of a democracy

No not really. Here is some light reading for ya amigo

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment

 

That was funded by democracy.

[Guest]

The United states isn't a democracy. So there's that.

Even so being president doesn't mean you can do whatever you want

[ZetZet]

Wow to compare someone to Hitler says a lot. Where is the love and compassion bro? I thought we were supposed to accept others opinions and beliefs. No? Huh...

accept opinions and beliefs? jeez I'm sorry let me go get my feminist, westboro baptist church, hindu, flat earth, muslim, halal t-shirt.

 

 

what kind of society are we living in again?

 

No not really. Here is some light reading for ya amigo

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_syphilis_experiment

 

That was funded by democracy.

hitler only was able to do what he did because he transformed the system to single-party dictatorship.