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The homeless get a bad rap
Believe what you want. I have worked hard to convert old hotels for the homeless and they just tear them up. Mostly we were dealing with winos drinking thunderbird and mad dog. I remember on Sunday their family would come around to see them. They wish so much that their loved on would straighten themselves out and get sober but that does not happen very often.

I think they should be allowed to build a shanty town out of cardboard & plastic. But once a week you should mover them to another location so they can go in with a bull dozer and clean up their mess.
 
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Right, all those videos we see of people lined up for miles walking over the border are just a mirage.

Believe my words, not your lying eyes!
Yeah I’m looking but I can’t find any videos where they’re allowing illegal immigrants to enter the US. I see videos of thousands on the Mexican side of the boarder but not the US side and that’s because the processing for entering the country LEGALLY takes forever. And for what it’s worth I’ve lived in Texas all 50 years of my entire life.
 
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I don't watch Fox at all or other popular networks. I get my information elsewhere and remain informed about topics of interest. As for the country, the only thing you need to decide is what you're willing to stomach and that settles the rest. If you want to stay or aren't able to leave that's the unfortunate part of that choice.

I saw a few walking videos from major cities a couple of weeks ago and the changes were shocking. It looked like something out of a dystopian film. The shops were closed and the walls were covered in grafitti. One building had fallen down and the rubble became a dumpster. It was surprising and sad.

There's a lot of unrest and uncertainty in the world. When we decided to move elsewhere we settled on a place. Then it became clear a backup was needed and now we're seeking a third to cover our bases. I wouldn't remain here if i could go elsewhere. It won't get better and leaving will be more difficult. They're not reporting how many are moving elsewhere or acquiring additional passports. They're keeping it quiet.

~bella
 
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It is just not unusual for a black man to have 15 or 16 children with 3 or 4 women.

Do you have a source for that? Since we're discussing race you can include the average fertility rates for each. Opinions are fine but data speaks loudest.

~bella
 
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Believe what you want. I have worked hard to convert old hotels for the homeless and they just tear them up. Mostly we were dealing with winos drinking thunderbird and mad dog. I remember on Sunday their family would come around to see them. They wish so much that their loved on would straighten themselves out and get sober but that does not happen very often.

I think they should be allowed to build a shanty town out of cardboard & plastic. But once a week you should mover them to another location so they can go in with a bull dozer and clean up their mess.
one city I visited had a special place for homeless to live in their cars. It worked out fairly well from what I could see. Everyone had their own spot to park in. Who knows what things looked like inside their vehicles but walking by, I never saw much trash or icky things like you describe. I never heard of much crime or anything there.

I think housing should be affordable. It is NOT. Landlords can be pretty greed IMO
 
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Yeah I’m looking but I can’t find any videos where they’re allowing illegal immigrants to enter the US. I see videos of thousands on the Mexican side of the boarder but not the US side and that’s because the processing for entering the country LEGALLY takes forever. And for what it’s worth I’ve lived in Texas all 50 years of my entire life.
Well, I guess Fox is the only news station dealing w/ thiss story. They show Congress persons going to the border all the time and interview them. They interview border patrol. At one time, it seemed they were indeed the only station carrying the story.

It just stands to reason cnn and those kind are not going to carry it
 
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I think housing should be affordable. It is NOT. Landlords can be pretty greed IMO

That's only possible if the government controls it. You can't mandate a landlord to charge a certain amount. Nor does the government restrict increases in current programs (administered on the state level).

A lot of real estate is being gobbled up by a handful of companies. Single family homes and apartment developments. Some believe they'll strike deals with the fed to provide affordable housing in exchange for financial perks.

~bella
 
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That's only possible if the government controls it. You can't mandate a landlord to charge a certain amount. Nor does the government restrict increases in current programs (administered on the state level).

A lot of real estate is being gobbled up by a handful of companies. Single family homes and apartment developments. Some believe they'll strike deals with the fed to provide affordable housing in exchange for financial perks.

~bella
haven't heard of that last thing

but you know, we're good on virtual socialism in this country UNTIL it comes time to deal with greedy landlords.. just saying. But it's also true that I am not exactly an expert on developments and federal policies. All I know is that some people have a home and some don't and that doesn't seem like a good thing, for the homeless or for society. And Congress manages to come up with money for really stupid things like studying the behavior of certain animals, even fruit flies, so why can't they figure out the homeless thing. I mean is affordable housing really such a rocket science thing?

If congress didn't spend $$ on super ridiculous things, maybe I would have a different view or something.
 
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That's only possible if the government controls it.
They should limit rent increases to 5% the inflation rate is 3.48% so anything more than a 5% increase is gouging people. There is a lot of that going on today.
 
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haven't heard of that last thing

Look up The Blackstone Group and reference their acquisitions. They've spent $13.5 billion in a year.

but you know, we're good on virtual socialism in this country UNTIL it comes time to deal with greedy landlords.. just saying.

It won't be regulated like you're imagining. The supply is being purchased by investment entities which drives up prices and makes them too expensive for buyers. That's the landlord to come. The moratorium had the greatest impact on mom and pop building owners. They didn't have sky scrapers. The majority had 3 flats and things along those lines. Having to house tenants with no compensation was crippling and some believe we're going to get another in the future.

The landlord to come has deep pockets and can opt to lease and hold out for the transition. If they sign onto section 8 they'll get a windfall and a guaranteed payment.

All I know is that some people have a home and some don't and that doesn't seem like a good thing, for the homeless or for society.

I've heard they'll turn abandoned schools into affordable housing. I don't think it's a rumor. Massachusetts started doing this a few years ago but they're market rent.

And Congress manages to come up with money for really stupid things like studying the behavior of certain animals, even fruit flies, so why can't they figure out the homeless thing. I mean is affordable housing really such a rocket science thing?

Fiat currency isn't real. Do you understand this image? They never run out of money. They just print more.

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If congress didn't spend $$ on super ridiculous things, maybe I would have a different view or something.

That wouldn't support agenda 30 or its promise you'll own nothing and be happy. I used to wonder how they'd go about but now I don't. The best correlation I can give is the Gilded Age. They won't allow three groups not in the sense we've known thus far. There's really four but I'm lumping the moneyed in one.

I mention the Gilded Age because of its extravagance and excess. That's where we're heading in one guise. That's how they'll live. But the majority will have a different reality. They plan to reduce employment through layoffs and AI. That's why they're advocating for higher wages. It isn't meant to help. It gives the employer an out when the job is replaced with AI or a robot.

The majority will be in the Metaverse. That's where the carbon footprint and social credit come in and 15 minute cities too. They don't want a middle class. They want people dependent on UBI. Which will be delivered through digital currency. Programmable money with an expiration date or restricted use. California just introduced a UBI for public transportation. The first UBI tests were done there as well. They're predicting that only 20% of Americans will own cars. They'll use self-driving cars, Uber or Lift because they're too expensive to own.

To have a true Gilded Age requires an explosion in income and greater inequality. When they reset the money that's how they'll do it. They're suppressing the values of cryptocurrency and fueling disinformation to discourage investment. It has to remain in that state while the crash is underway. Once they're ready they'll do a modest spike to encourage them to sell. They want to get the small holders off the books. Once they're gone they'll let it rise.

You're probably thinking a chunk of it will go to taxes but it won't. They created crypto tax havens a while ago. There's a lot of workarounds. This is why the bible says:

For the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].

The powers have no benevolence. They only care about themselves as do their puppets. Everything has a hidden purpose. They don't pass a law or initiate anything that doesn't help them or move the needle. That's how they think.

~bella
 
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They should limit rent increases to 5% the inflation rate is 3.48% so anything more than a 5% increase is gouging people. There is a lot of that going on today.

I haven't followed it too closely because we're moving. But I've seen weird legislation in CA that foretells some measure of government involvement and regulation. Keep an eye on the electrification rule. I expect you'll see an influx of smart appliances in those units. They can't track your carbon footprint without them.

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Well, I guess Fox is the only news station dealing w/ thiss story. They show Congress persons going to the border all the time and interview them. They interview border patrol. At one time, it seemed they were indeed the only station carrying the story.

It just stands to reason cnn and those kind are not going to carry it
There are numerous videos about the thousands of people on the Mexican boarder TRYING to get into the US. They wouldn’t be TRYING to get in if everyone was actually ALLOWED to get in. There are also several videos about the overpopulation of ILLEGALS in boarder towns like El Paso, they wouldn’t be ILLEGALS if they were ALLOWED to enter. Your idea that the US is allowing “illegal immigrants” to enter into the US doesn’t make sense at all because they’re not illegal immigrants if they are legally allowed to enter. That’s a contradiction of terms.
 
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I remembered the other thing: A town in Louisiana seceded from another part of the town it once belonged to. The reason: People were tired of the high crime and bad schools. The part of the town they seceded from was mostly Black so people accuse St George of being racist.

Sigh. Some things never change.

I visited LA not long ago and I was shocked at what I saw and I was driving all over the state, so I'm not just talking about one particular area. Everywhere I went, Black people seemed to be in the majority. They seemed to have all the jobs! How does thatwork when Whites are still the majority? I didn't get it. 2 wrongs don't make a right. Just because some group's ancestors experienced discrimination in the past, doesn't make it right for another group to be punished in perpetuity. I mean, all the gas stations I went to had Black employees. A couple were professional with me and didn't discriminate or anything. But a lot of them scowled at me, likely bc I am White. They knew nothing else about me but that...

Someone here will probably accuse me of racism (I got the heck out of the entire state). But I am not racist.

I know myself. I sometimes have a big mouth when I see injustice and I just KNEW there would be a problem down the road... when I, for example, got ticked and said what I said above, namely that 2 wrongsdon't make a right. Some Blacks couldn't care less about that truth. They hate Whitey and that's that.
If you’re in an area that has a large population of blacks it stands to reason that most of the jobs will have black workers because that’s what the majority of the people in that area is.
 
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If you’re in an area that has a large population of blacks it stands to reason that most of the jobs will have black workers because that’s what the majority of the people in that area is.
That is what walmart says and that in and of itself is discrimination.
 
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That is what walmart says and that in and of itself is discrimination.
It’s not discrimination if the majority of people applying for jobs are black because it’s a predominantly black populated area, it’s just common sense. if 75 blacks apply for jobs and 25 whites apply you can’t have a workforce of 50 blacks and 50 whites because 50 whites didn’t apply for the job.
 
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It’s not discrimination if the majority of people applying for jobs are black because it’s a predominantly black populated area, it’s just common sense. if 75 blacks apply for jobs and 25 whites apply you can’t have a workforce of 50 blacks and 50 whites because 50 whites didn’t apply for the job.
nonsense.
I've never been to any part of the country where Blacks were the majority. And I have traveled in nearly half the states over a period of many years
 
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Sorry, but I don't believe much of what anti-Trump folks say.

Like I said. I beleive my own eyes. I've been to many cities and states and never seen Blacks in a majority.
The census carried out during the Trump administration is somehow anti-Trump folks?
 
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