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No Bathroom Relief in Sight for Thousands Living on the Street

woodandsteel 6y ago
Conservatives explain homelessness as due to liberalism. They say this works two ways. In way, liberal values causes people to make poor life decisions that lead to them lose their jobs. In the other way, liberal economic policies lead to a lack of jobs and also overly expensive housing.
- mansion7 6y ago
  Plus, "We gave at the office". We'd prefer to give our funds for homelessness and the like to charities we trust, can vet, and can hold accountable. Instead, those funds are appropriated from us and given to governmental entities, run by people who often hate us, where they are promptly squandered, mismanaged, or redirected into lobbying for higher budgets for themselves. Seeing this happen over and over tends to lead to apathy, if not disgust for the homeless, warranted or not.
- polartx 6y ago
  I read the article. Did I overlook the part where partisan politics, and their depth of responsibility for the homelessness problem of NYC was covered? If I did, my mistake. If I didn't, why are you bringing up how conservatives affect the homelessness in NYC? I'm pretty sure conservative policymakers in NYC are as common as hens teeth..in NYC.
  - woodandsteel 6y ago
    I brought in conservatism because homeless is in part due to national level policies. Conservatives and liberals agree on that.
    - Fjolsvith 6y ago
      If national policies cause homelessness, why isn't there a homeless problem in western Kansas?
      - woodandsteel 6y ago
        The effect of national policies vary according to region. But let me ask, what do you think causes homelessness?
stevespang 6y ago
Sneak preview of a Biden presidency: Immediate executive order from the bleeding heart liberals making it a crime to deny the homeless the right to come and use your store restroom as long as they want, sit in and enjoy your AC, regardless that you can smell them 100 feet away and all your best customers have decided to shop elsewhere . . .
blackrock 6y ago
The homeless should go to their second home. -Some rich politician

Conservatives explain homelessness as due to liberalism. They say this works two ways. In way, liberal values causes people to make poor life decisions that lead to them lose their jobs. In the other way, liberal economic policies lead to a lack of jobs and also overly expensive housing.

mansion7 6y ago
Plus, "We gave at the office". We'd prefer to give our funds for homelessness and the like to charities we trust, can vet, and can hold accountable. Instead, those funds are appropriated from us and given to governmental entities, run by people who often hate us, where they are promptly squandered, mismanaged, or redirected into lobbying for higher budgets for themselves. Seeing this happen over and over tends to lead to apathy, if not disgust for the homeless, warranted or not.
polartx 6y ago
I read the article. Did I overlook the part where partisan politics, and their depth of responsibility for the homelessness problem of NYC was covered? If I did, my mistake. If I didn't, why are you bringing up how conservatives affect the homelessness in NYC? I'm pretty sure conservative policymakers in NYC are as common as hens teeth..in NYC.
- woodandsteel 6y ago
  I brought in conservatism because homeless is in part due to national level policies. Conservatives and liberals agree on that.
  - Fjolsvith 6y ago
    If national policies cause homelessness, why isn't there a homeless problem in western Kansas?
    - woodandsteel 6y ago
      The effect of national policies vary according to region. But let me ask, what do you think causes homelessness?

stevespang 6y ago

Sneak preview of a Biden presidency: Immediate executive order from the bleeding heart liberals making it a crime to deny the homeless the right to come and use your store restroom as long as they want, sit in and enjoy your AC, regardless that you can smell them 100 feet away and all your best customers have decided to shop elsewhere . . .

blackrock 6y ago

The homeless should go to their second home. -Some rich politician