The Los Angeles Homeless Containment Thread (San Diego, San Francisco: vacation home, landscaping, swimming pool)

[jm1982]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

Hey, Tulemutt, how's the boating going? You never did respond to my post about the homeless on the high seas -- you're not piratephobic, are you?

Piratephobic lol , I hope that was included as one of the types of hate in the recent Democratic Anti Hate Resolution .

[Exitus Acta Probat]

I was walking along Wilshire on the southern border of Brentwood today, and I saw a homeless person in his late 50's and around 6'2" intentionally walk into a gentleman in his early 70's and of considerably smaller stature than the homeless man. After the encounter, the homeless guy held his hand up to his mouth in a mocking "oops" manner and then laughed about the whole thing. And sadly, I was reminded of why I rarely walk on Wilshire anymore. I found the incident to be upsetting, and I felt bad for the guy who got purposely shoved by the homeless cretin, but what could I do about it without breaking any laws?

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by Exitus Acta Probat

... it astounds me that some of the posters here don't seem to get this. The crazy people living on the streets put themselves in that position by behaving in a rotten, selfish, inconsiderate, and often downright hateful manner towards others around them. If they'd straighten out their thinking and make amends with their families, then they could get off the streets, but they instead choose to wallow in their own bile and...

We will continue to have an escalating homeless problem when people have this type of attitude. You've gotten nothing from this thread other than believing that all homeless people intentionally put themselves there?

Just unbelievable.

[V8 Vega]

They intentionally put themselves there by being too lazy to work, by not wanting any responsibility at all, and by no desire to quit drugs and alcohol.

[veritased]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

We will continue to have an escalating homeless problem when people have this type of attitude. You've gotten nothing from this thread other than believing that all homeless people intentionally put themselves there?

Just unbelievable.

As opposed to how the homeless problem is escalating when the DNC is 100% in charge and therefore responsible for any policies that fail to cure the problem, and for all the policies that exacerbate the problem.

You can dislike his attitude CA4NOW, but you are 100% in charge of the rise of the problem, and own the failure to address or mitigate it.

But why don't you raise taxes on the increasing majority of Democrats in CA... that sounds good to me !
Add 5% more the state income tax... I think that should do it.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by veritased

As opposed to how the homeless problem is escalating when the DNC is 100% in charge and therefore responsible for any policies that fail to cure the problem, and for all the policies that exacerbate the problem.

You can dislike his attitude CA4NOW, but you are 100% in charge of the rise of the problem, and own the failure to address or mitigate it.

But why don't you raise taxes on the increasing majority of Democrats in CA... that sounds good to me !
Add 5% more the state income tax... I think that should do it.

As stated to you elsewhere previously: you do not have a handle on homelessness issues. At all.

The homelessness problem is not escalating nationally ... it is down in recent years. It is only escalating in cities with rapid and extreme economic success which pushes housing costs out of reach of people on the margins.

The DNC has nothing to do with it. Neither does the GOP. Except that neither party is acting to make housing the homeless a priority.

I’m sure you are expert in some field(s). Homelessness isn’t one of them. Stick with what you know. Ask questions about what you don’t.

And for damn sure, give the ideological blinders a break!

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by veritased

As opposed to how the homeless problem is escalating when the DNC is 100% in charge and therefore responsible for any policies that fail to cure the problem, and for all the policies that exacerbate the problem.

You can dislike his attitude CA4NOW, but you are 100% in charge of the rise of the problem, and own the failure to address or mitigate it.

But why don't you raise taxes on the increasing majority of Democrats in CA... that sounds good to me !
Add 5% more the state income tax... I think that should do it.

Well, there's a convoluted reply if I've ever read one. Makes about as much sense as someone stating that you're the reason that it's so hot in Phoenix.

[alto100]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

We will continue to have an escalating homeless problem when people have this type of attitude. You've gotten nothing from this thread other than believing that all homeless people intentionally put themselves there?

Just unbelievable.

You are part of the problem. Just another homelessness enabler. There is plenty of tax money being paid to take care of these people, even a boost to the L.A. sales tax. This place is a magnet for people from all over the world to flock and take advantage of the free benefits. There is an exodus going on right now of people with wealth to other states no matter the climate. That will leave you lefties in a quagmire of debt. Have a nice life!

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by alto100

You are part of the problem. Just another homelessness enabler.

Right. I'll remember that the next time I work with a formerly homeless teenager whose single parent is a crackhead and who hasn't slept in a bed in a year.

Originally Posted by alto100

There is plenty of tax money being paid to take care of these people, even a boost to the L.A. sales tax.

Please provide a link as to what percent of the L.A. sales tax funds any type of homeless program.

Originally Posted by alto100

This place is a magnet for people from all over the world to flock and take advantage of the free benefits.

Then why are other cities in the U.S. facing similar homeless problems?

The U.S. Cities With The Most Homeless People In 2018:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmc.../#785010491178

https://www.hudexchange.info/resourc...HAR-Part-1.pdf

Originally Posted by alto100

There is an exodus going on right now of people with wealth to other states no matter the climate.

Do some research. The wealthy are not the people who are leaving California.

Originally Posted by alto100

Have a nice life!

You, too, pal!

[V8 Vega]

You think all kinds of free benefits does not attract the homeless?