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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:46 PM Original message |
Are you seeing more homeless people ..` |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. yes i am |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. The local homeless shelter is turning away people. |
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City of Mills (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
68. Same here |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes |
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Pam-Moby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. I just heard a few hours ago on the radio |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. yes (nt) |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. I'm don't see any homeless but... |
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Loonman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Can't tell this time of year |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. I have noticed over the last several months........ |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. There's a foreclosure sign on nearly every block |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes, but... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. No |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. cleaning out basement getting rid of stuff, toys, old bikes |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yup... |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Not really this time of year. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. I know most of my homeless neighbors and am NOT seeing them. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
16. Would you guys be willing to rate this thread up? |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. Yes, and it's proof that the economy is booming. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. Less in Oakland, always more and more in SF |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'm in the Sunset , the 'way outter Sunset. |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. I meant the Inner Sunset, 9th Ave area |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 03:50 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Yes. Can't let homeless people litter up |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Yeah, who knows? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. kick |
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LunaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
21. "Face of homelessness changes" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. And now, just poor single moms. |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Back during the GREAT YEARS of Reagan and the Conservative Revolution |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. SROs? What's that? nt |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:13 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Single Room Occupancy |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:19 PM Response to Reply #30 |
52. And on a monthly basis, they cost more than simple rent. |
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Rue (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
53. When I was a little girl during the Regan years . . . |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. Off-topic, but like your handle |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. |
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Protagoras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
24. I've seen a steady increase for 15 years...but |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
25. Kick |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. Kick |
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The Whiskey Priest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. Kick |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Kicked and nominated. |
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capitalistdemocrat (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. No |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. What is the percentage |
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capitalistdemocrat (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 08:27 AM Response to Reply #38 |
57. Gas prices are $1.79, but |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. 'I don't have links" |
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capitalistdemocrat (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-05 08:22 AM Response to Reply #59 |
76. Cheer Up! |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Move to Virginia? |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
70. virginia is a large military area - they have many contractors |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:05 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. good point. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. I am appalled at what is happening |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. We need one more vote here, guys. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Thank you! |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm in a well-off area, but urban centers |
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jasmeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
36. D.C. is the worst I've ever seen. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
43. In Denver in the early 80's when raygun foisted this travesty on us |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yes |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 09:13 AM Response to Reply #37 |
58. Thanks for posting that. It reminds us that there are |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
39. The soup kitchen here is running out food |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 10:58 AM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Just because they're working doesn't mean they're not needy |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. That's quite possible. |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. much larger groups at shelters and kitchens, meanwhile those |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. It was before The New Deal too. Faith based charity has never been |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. I saw a tent under I-5 downtown Seattle |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Why does bush and the repubs think that when we hear... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. We need 1 more vote to hit 10. And thank you, butterfly |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. no problem. recommended. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Thank you, Lerkfish. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. your welcome... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. I wonder if our efforts wouldn't do better at a local level. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. Can I deposit the love? I didn't think so. Are there no prisons? |
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ClayZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. the cost of christmas parties at the white house |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
46. kick and please read |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-07-05 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
54. I have been hearing of more and more people becoming... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
56. Kick |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
60. They have lots of abandoned houses to hide in here in Detroit |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 10:56 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I'm from the Detroit area originally |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-05 09:52 AM Response to Reply #62 |
78. I lived in Detroit from 1989-2001 and never was a crime victim |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
64. Another million people fell into poverty last year |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 01:50 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. NOW THAT THE SUPREME COURT .. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
65. Yes, about a 1/4 million more in the last 3 months from New Orleans alone. |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-08-05 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
66. kick for justice |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-05 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
77. kick |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-09-05 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
80. oh yes... |
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