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Well Dr.Detroit. Where I'm from in the Midwest. Black people live predominately in homelessness because the white majority just refuses to hire them for jobs. A

Well Dr.Detroit. Where I'm from in the Midwest. Black people live predominately in homelessness because the white majority just refuses to hire them for jobs. As for many of them as well, they are underemployed even when they seek employment opportunities.

phpisthebest 4y ago
I am in the midwest, live in a mid size city in the mid west. I live in a Middle Income Neighborhood in the midwest... Demographics of this city I believe are 30% minority and 70% white. Of the 10 Homes owners closest to me (and they are all home owners no rentals) 4 of them are black. My employer has a much larger than 30% black workforce. Homelessness is not a large problem here, however it is primarily white men that I see homeless. probably on the order of 70% matching demographics I am tired of the false narrative that the midwest is racist.
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- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
  - notart666 4y ago
    I'm not from the cities and am well aware of many issues of rural life and suburbia.
  - phpisthebest 4y ago
    >>isn't the midwest also a wasteland of homelessness and druggies? No, We have a big problem with drugs that is true, but I would not call it a "wasteland" AS far a homelessness, it is a problem like it is everywhere but I have never seen anything like what is seen in CA in my life. I would call that a wasteland of homelessness. We have tons and charities, and lower cost of living making our homelessness problem generally transitory, meaning a person is homeless in crisis which is largely corrected by community out reach in a few months. Long Term homelessness is much less of a problem here
    - P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
      I know, I was poking fun, it's also why I used the wording 'city folk'. Most on HN cannot imagine just how ignorant they are. It borders on the Marie Antoinette quote 'let them eat cake' (I'm aware its apocryphal). You're right that the problem exists everywhere, it's just they don't put themselves into positions to see many homeless, but read stories of the poor and homeless in the rural area and make the mistake of thinking they have some grasp.

phpisthebest 4y ago

I am in the midwest, live in a mid size city in the mid west. I live in a Middle Income Neighborhood in the midwest... Demographics of this city I believe are 30% minority and 70% white. Of the 10 Homes owners closest to me (and they are all home owners no rentals) 4 of them are black. My employer has a much larger than 30% black workforce. Homelessness is not a large problem here, however it is primarily white men that I see homeless. probably on the order of 70% matching demographics I am tired of the false narrative that the midwest is racist.

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P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
- notart666 4y ago
  I'm not from the cities and am well aware of many issues of rural life and suburbia.
- phpisthebest 4y ago
  >>isn't the midwest also a wasteland of homelessness and druggies? No, We have a big problem with drugs that is true, but I would not call it a "wasteland" AS far a homelessness, it is a problem like it is everywhere but I have never seen anything like what is seen in CA in my life. I would call that a wasteland of homelessness. We have tons and charities, and lower cost of living making our homelessness problem generally transitory, meaning a person is homeless in crisis which is largely corrected by community out reach in a few months. Long Term homelessness is much less of a problem here
  - P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
    I know, I was poking fun, it's also why I used the wording 'city folk'. Most on HN cannot imagine just how ignorant they are. It borders on the Marie Antoinette quote 'let them eat cake' (I'm aware its apocryphal). You're right that the problem exists everywhere, it's just they don't put themselves into positions to see many homeless, but read stories of the poor and homeless in the rural area and make the mistake of thinking they have some grasp.