Homeless solution?

[falco]

[Irongrip400]

Clearly this is some sort of neo Nazi remake. 

[falco]

No, it's a pesticide. Jews didn't deserve something special for them, just some good old pesticide.

[temple_of_dis]

No, it's a pesticide. Jews didn't deserve something special for them, just some god old pesticide.

 

[no one]

Arce...the truth is that only idiots are homeless....you simply need to think and be innovative as to exactly what a home actually is.  Fact is that anyone can create a set of living quarters for very little money.


Think I'm kidding...check this out


Dave, Cheryl and our cat Basil living in a 16X20 canvas wall tent for two winters in Maine. The two years were tough - the winter of 2010-2011 was one the worst for our area in 30 years. But it was worth the struggle and sacrifice. When we moved in we had nothing left in our bank account. But we were able to use the money we saved in living expenses in two years to make a downpayment on an owner-financed home and launch a small business (January House Books - our first book, Demons of Druid Oaks, is now also on kindle
). I think it proved to us that even in a bad economy, you can find creative ways to get ahead, if you are willing to take a big risk and give up nearly everything but your dream for a while. For more details on setting up a wall tent for winter living,

no those people are homeless because the are either lazy, have drug addictions, or mental problems.

hardly the type to build an off the grid lifestyle.

whats your point? your posts dont even fit the theme of the thread which is being homeless and on handouts.

the people you are referring to are resourceful and capable. not homeless.

[Dago_Joe]

Thank you for getting my reference.  I love WWII history. 

[temple_of_dis]

hunger games

[jillymayr]

Utah could have done what Hawaii did - give them a one way ticket to wherever they came from. problem solved, 11k saved

[temple_of_dis]

each registered democrat should have to house 1 homeless

problem solved

[pellius]

Utah could have done what Hawaii did - give them a one way ticket to wherever they came from. problem solved, 11k saved

No it just moves the problem somewhere else. And we shouldn't discount the fact that many are homeless because they choose to be.

And of course you can reduce homelessness by simply giving them homes. But that's a slap in the face to all the hard working people that get up every morning, many (if not most) working jobs they are sick of. They do it because they have to support themselves and their families. And the idea of forcibly taking money away from those who do work and give it to people who don't work or don't want to work it immoral. It also encourages and provides an incentive for those to be homeless so that they can get a free ride.  

BTW, I live in Hawaii and homelessness is easily our biggest social problem right now and always in the forefront in the news and is only getting worse. I wasn't aware of this "one way ticket" deal but one of the main reasons they are here is because of the weather. Why would anyone want to go back to the mainland where the chances are they will have more challenges dealing with weather issues than here in Hawaii?

[AVBG]

Chin up Arce hope it all works out for you!

[pellius]

Here you go.    Already have one built.....do or die

I know you get a lot of shit here but I have to give you a lot of credit and respect. I wish I had the wherewithal, the knowledge and the guts to make a go at "living off the grid" as you so aptly put it.
I am more than willing to live a modest and relatively spartan lifestyle in exchange for more freedom and to step out of the herd and go my own way. I just wouldn't know where to start.