"HOT MESS" Starting now homeless crackdown in Austin Texas

[hedrick]

We hear that all the time
but, where are they?
I know next to none working more than one job.
Do you yourself actually know any?
If so how many?
I bet at the best -- very, very few?
Not enough to make the news.
But, they will throw the story in there anyway.
M-Bob

I know mostly two sets of people: fellow IT staff. We're generally pretty high on the salary scale, and mostly don't need this. And members of my church. But I really have little idea how many jobs they have.

BLS numbers claim 5%. But it's very unlikely that this number is what we're thinking of. It doesn't appear that people who work extra on the side report it to the BLS. Here's one indication: Survey: The Average Side Hustler Earns Over $8K Annually | Bankrate.com They claim 37%, increasing in younger generations. This survey says 18% of teachers have a second job: A shocking number of teachers under 30 work a second job. I don't know whether this has the same issue as the BLS numbers.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Probably 4 out of 5 people that work two jobs
do so because they work part time only
ok -- takes two part time jobs to make them whole.

And then on the other hand for some reason I know a lot of people now days that only want to work part time. Like 15 to 25 hours a week.

I worked for the City full time yet, had many part time businesses throughout the years and have worked part time testing water wells for the last 20 years. I didn't have to do this to get by. It was a choice.

M-Bob

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Texas governor opens 5 acre campsite for the homeless.
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Texas Gov. Abbott opens homeless campsite on state land in fight with Austin

The 5-acre camp will be located 3 miles outside Austin and will have portable restrooms, hand washing stations and food provided by local charities throughout the day.

Homeless advocates said they weren’t aware of another state ever making such a move.

 

[usexpat97]

My college roommate was Norwegian. When we got panhandled, he didn't know what was going on. He said they didn't have homeless in Norway.