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4. It is especially tragic that we have homeless...

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 09:42 AM

Feb 2013

When there are more empty houses than homeless people.

Not to mention empty schools (with large tracts of land) empty factories (with empty parking lots) and empty Walmart buildings (with even more empty parking lots).

There is no excuse; a country with that kind of unutilized resources has people sleeping in the elements without the ability to grow some of their own food.

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Searching For a Place to Sleep [View all] xchrom Feb 2013 OP

Matthew 25:45 handmade34 Feb 2013 #1

The church helped me when I was homeless DaveJ Feb 2013 #5

Echoes of the Great Depression Divernan Feb 2013 #2

Kick for later reading Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #3

It is especially tragic that we have homeless... Blanks Feb 2013 #4

We are not as socialized as we'd like to think. DaveJ Feb 2013 #6

Squatting IrishAyes Feb 2013 #11

I've thought of that also. There has to be a solution to this! DearHeart Feb 2013 #12

The soldiers in the revolutionary war... Blanks Feb 2013 #14

That's what I thought...as far as the vacant properties. That sucks! DearHeart Feb 2013 #15

Furthermore, IrishAyes Feb 2013 #16

Except the French soldiers. Blanks Feb 2013 #18

Well Said IrishAyes Feb 2013 #20

Fucking sad. n/t Hotler Feb 2013 #7

marking to read later! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #8

Homelessness is an issue I struggle with. I can't stand it when people go to public meetings rustydog Feb 2013 #9

The same page had another alarming story on the same topic... mojowork_n Feb 2013 #10

We will undoubtedly be adding to the homeless population here in NC mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #13

I lay awake nights thinking about you. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #17

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #19

kick Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #21