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Just when you thought...
On 2/10/2014 8:02 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/10/14, 7:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/10/2014 6:57 AM, Poco Loco wrote: On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:03:26 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 2/10/14, 12:30 AM, wrote: On Sun, 09 Feb 2014 16:28:14 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote: ...the stupidity level on Fox News had bottomed out... Laura Ingraham bore even deeper into the depths of stupidity of unimaginable proportion. Ingraham called Puerto Ricans immigrants. On her radio show, Ingraham said Associate Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s “allegiance obviously goes to her [Puerto Rican] immigrant family background and not to the Constitution of the United States. Puerto Ricans are United States Citizens and are NOT immigrants. Immigration is defined as "To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native." It says nothing about citizenship. New Yorkers are immigrating to Texas. (and are just about as welcome) Whoosh. Diarrhea? Greg just showed Laura was correct. That went over your head? I don't think so. The thing is, property and home owners have rights too. They also have responsibilities that go along with those rights. In many cases a location is selected to rent or purchase a home based upon the school system, and general quality of life in which to raise a family. Having to tip-toe around homeless people living in cardboard boxes is not what they are paying taxes for. The homeless have to accept some level of responsibility to get help to improve their lot in life. Help is available in many areas and provided by tax funded federal and state government programs, private organizations and church based shelters that offer a warm place to stay with employment, health and training assistance. One of the problems that exists is that a large percentage of homeless individuals *do not* want to take advantage of these facilities or to even get help. Drug addicts and alcoholics make up a higher proportion of the homeless than do the mentally ill or other subgroups and many homeless are in that position *because* of drug addiction or alcoholism. Like a drug addict or alcoholic, they must first *want* to get help. You replied to the wrong thread, but, what the hell, this is wrecked.bloats, so... I don't dispute what you are saying. The problem of the homeless is a difficult one. But taking blankets away from the homeless on a cold night is not part of the solution, or shouldn't be. Some other modern countries seem to be doing a better job with their homeless, and taking a more pro-active approach to humanely housing the homeless. Yeah, I realized it was the wrong thread after I hit the "send" key. I was reading about Puerto Rico (having lived there for two years) but was still thinking about the homeless issue. |
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