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9. Ugh. That's only half of the "housing first" strategy

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Sun Nov 9, 2014, 01:02 AM

Nov 2014

"Housing first" has worked really well in cities where it has been tried, and it does include some enforcement actions, but the crucial step that Florida is missing here is you have to get people into housing before anything else.

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Ft. Lauderdale mayor's words about feeding homeless. What a philosophy. [View all] madfloridian Nov 2014 OP

My understanding is that the ordinance passed last month requires msanthrope Nov 2014 #1

Abbott's group must provide porta potties. madfloridian Nov 2014 #6

Eating, keeping warm, and sleeping... undeterred Nov 2014 #2

Sounds like this came straight out of the Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #3

I am reading Wrapped in the Flag, and yes it does sound that way. madfloridian Nov 2014 #7

Double plus compassionate Fumesucker Nov 2014 #4

"enabling that cycle of homelessness" IOW, let them shuffle off and die in a ditch. Rex Nov 2014 #5

I think Ft Lauderdale leaders truly believe homelessness is a choice. madfloridian Nov 2014 #8

Ugh. That's only half of the "housing first" strategy Recursion Nov 2014 #9

Even on an empty stomach? madfloridian Nov 2014 #10

You can feed them when they're in the office getting their housing assignment Recursion Nov 2014 #12

Who do you think should do that? madfloridian Nov 2014 #13

Sorry, I'm criticizing Florida here Recursion Nov 2014 #14

... madfloridian Nov 2014 #16

What halfwit "experts" said that? flvegan Nov 2014 #11

probably some Social-Darwinist EvoPsych fucker at the AEI like Charles Murray. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #18

Do we have an acronym for that yet? flvegan Nov 2014 #19

What a load of BS lpbk2713 Nov 2014 #15

This is classic reactionary, anti-human, Social Darwinist, Eugenicist thinking. Odin2005 Nov 2014 #17