America's New Cities

[crimethink]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-12/tent-cities-full-homeless-people-are-booming-cities-all-over-america-poverty-spikes

Just like during the last economic crisis, homeless encampments are popping up all over the nation as poverty grows at a very alarming rate. According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than half a million people are homeless in America right now, but that figure is increasing by the day. And it isn’t just adults that we are talking about. It has been reported that that the number of homeless children in this country has risen by 60 percent since the last recession, and Poverty USA says that a total of 1.6 million children slept either in a homeless shelter or in some other form of emergency housing at some point last year. Yes, the stock market may have been experiencing a temporary boom for the last couple of years, but for those on the low end of the economic scale things have just continued to deteriorate.

Tonight, countless numbers of homeless people will try to make it through another chilly night in large tent cities that have been established in the heart of major cities such as Seattle, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. Homelessness has gotten so bad in California that the L.A. City Council has formally asked Governor Jerry Brown to officially declare a state of emergency. And in Portland the city has extended their “homeless emergency” for yet another year, and city officials are really struggling with how to deal with the booming tent cities that have sprung up…

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[crimethink]

My county has less than 100,000 in an area larger than some New England states, but we have a homegrown homeless kids lunch program, so they have something to eat when they go to school. And it's not designed for non-Whites/non-Americans, but actual American kids.

[cheka.]

My county has less than 100,000 in an area larger than some New England states, but we have a homegrown homeless kids lunch program, so they have something to eat when they go to school. And it's not designed for non-Whites/non-Americans, but actual American kids.

homeless is now a huge scam in the skoolz. it unlocks the MAX in 'benefits' from gov. local skool district has advisor telling the parent to claim homeless and reap the benefits. they are taking her up on it. cha-ching

fading all talk of increases in homeless kidz

[crimethink]

homeless is now a huge scam in the skoolz. it unlocks the MAX in 'benefits' from gov. local skool district has advisor telling the parent to claim homeless and reap the benefits. they are taking her up on it. cha-ching

fading all talk of increases in homeless kidz

Except for the fact I can actually see the homeless kids involved in the alleged "scam" locally...living in run-down RVs, shitty motels, and often, tents in every campground or park across the region (we have lots of trees).

I noted the "homegrown" aspect of this program, since neither the Federal regime nor the PRK are helping with it. The Skool "Lunch" Program has its own "program," which is inadequate. Those "benefits" are cash cows for the "education" industry (i.e., school districts), not actual people.

[Atocha]

My county has less than 100,000 in an area larger than some New England states, but we have a homegrown homeless kids lunch program, so they have something to eat when they go to school. And it's not designed for non-Whites/non-Americans, but actual American kids.

My country tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing.

No more "crimethink". No more....

[Rubicon]

Homelessness has gotten so bad in California that the L.A. City Council has formally asked Governor Jerry Brown to officially declare a state of emergency.

I often have to travel from Tahoe to the Bay Area and throughout NorCal to visit family. I'm amazed how regularly I'm encountering and being forced to interact or avoid the homeless. They are increasingly becoming more aggressive everywhere I visit. I'm always checking my car, surroundings, and other little things that will alert me to their presence.

Truckee/Tahoe: too cold for the homeless in fall/winter/spring, but many are around during summer; sleeping in cars or on the beach, digging in trash, breaking into cars, etc.

Auburn: Yikes! I've experienced some crazy shit here. Prostitutes in the open, homeless in their cars or out in the open, weird vehicle transfers (one car drops a bag in the dumpster, another car picks it up), culinary workers pissing in the back of the restaurant in the open, very scary looking beaners.

Sacramento: I usually try to just drive through it because of the heavy traffic.

Davis: Seemingly innocent college town but homeless are everywhere going through the trash, pushing their shopping carts, sleeping in the open. Theft/Robbery seems common. One homeless was busy writing "Help Me" with ketchup while I walked by. Many businesses with barbed wire on their fences. Many hotels/businesses with "lock you car, don't keep anything of value in it, not responsible for you loss" signs up.

SF/Bay Area: this place is so pozzed beyond belief, there's no need to even comment. You can't go anywhere in SF/Berkeley/Oakland without smelling piss or seeing homeless.

Windsor/Healdsburg: I see homeless people all the time. Being prime culinary/wine locations, the homeless have figured out there's plenty of food that gets tossed out. I always see them going through the trash and they are becoming more aggressive. People put their trash cans out the night before trash pickup and once the sun goes down, the homeless are in every can. I often toss my own trash into a public can and almost instantly some homeless person arrives to go through it. One guy was there so quick, I should have just handed it to him instead of putting it into the can. This was kind of a scary encounter. I had my hand on the rebar rod in my front seat ready to hit if necessary.

Geyserville: didn't see any homeless here, but it was cool to eat at the table (http://www.diavolapizzeria.com/) next to Joe Montana and his wife. I despise niggerball but it was enjoyable seeing Joe in person. His wife is really down to earth and fun to speak with.

Mendocino: this place is like Berkeley North. Everywhere I looked, there was overwhelming/enthusiastic support for Bernie Sanders. One dude was driving a van with the Bernie logo painted on both sides. Massively pozzed. Homeless all around. I was pushing my niece in the stroller on the main ave., three homeless dudes were having the most violent, LOUD, and inappropriate conversation you can imagine. Every vulgar word being shouted out loud; one guy looked like he just had the shit beat out of him. They were probably arguing about drugs. Once again, the homeless put me on high alert.

Fort Bragg: this place is also like Berkeley North. I didn't see any homeless but that Berkeley progressive vibe is there and you know that homelessness accompanies that.

[cheka.]

Except for the fact I can actually see the homeless kids involved in the alleged "scam" locally...living in run-down RVs, shitty motels, and often, tents in every campground or park across the region (we have lots of trees).

I noted the "homegrown" aspect of this program, since neither the Federal regime nor the PRK are helping with it. The Skool "Lunch" Program has its own "program," which is inadequate. Those "benefits" are cash cows for the "education" industry (i.e., school districts), not actual people.

actually in tx, if you qualify for skool free lunch you qualify for a whole menu of other benefits - state and federal. how qualify for skool free lunch? fill out a form.

and if you claim homeless you can go to any public skool that you want to - regardless of where you (don't) live. and the skool that you choose HAS TO pack enough food for you to survive the weekend. backpacks full of groceries handed out every friday afternoon to those that check the 'homeless' box..

i could go on...but you get the point. and this is texas. imagine what the communist states are doing..

the increase in homeless stats from gov is from paperwork lies -- for the payouts. section 8 + occupancy stats back the fraud theory

[cheka.]

utter destruction of skyrocketing homeless kidz claims from nyc.dc

and this chart is 6 years old

http://www.heritage.org/~/media/images/reports/2010/b2427/b2427_chart6_750px.ashx

[cheka.]

https://www.singlemotherhelp.org/housing-assistance/section-8/110-qualifying-for-section-8-housing.html

Your family will qualify for the Section 8 federal assistance if:

You must be a family - A family is defined as a group of people, with or without children, related by blood or affinity, and live together in a stable familial relationship. This relationship can be either legally recognized or unofficial, but it must meet the approval of the agency administering the voucher.

[cheka.]

so skyrocketing section 8 handouts that MUST go to families......is running alongside nyc.dc SCREAMING about skyrocketing homeless children.......alongside fsa benefit enticements from govs to get people to claim homeless...

= ONE BIG FUCKING FRAUD

[cheka.]

another look

http://www.heritage.org/~/media/images/reports/2012/02/cda1202/cda2012indexdependencegovtchart3750px.ashx

[cheka.]

59 to 84 monster move in free housing...42% up in only half of obomba run

yet nyc.dc screams about surging kid homeless numbers...

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/images/hudimg?id=OPAPRgraphic.png

[crimethink]

I often have to travel from Tahoe to the Bay Area and throughout NorCal to visit family. I'm amazed how regularly I'm encountering and being forced to interact or avoid the homeless. They are increasingly becoming more aggressive everywhere I visit. I'm always checking my car, surroundings, and other little things that will alert me to their presence.


The aggressiveness is definitely on the increase. A lot of those who are homeless are mental cases with a strong tendency to violence, and with the lack of funding for mental wards, the streets or jail are the options, and the cops have gotten terribly tired of catch & release, so they stay on the streets. But then, a lot are grifters who have gotten used to people paying them to go away (always a story). That's why I have a "continuum of force" available to me when in public.

Recently, my wife & I were approached by a woman claiming she needed a cat box and cat litter for her and her homeless cat. After talking to her, she admitted she had litter, but needed "$12" for the box. My wife said, how about going to Staples right over there and getting a free unwanted box? You should have seen the shock when my wife said "that's why I did when I was homeless for a month when I was 18." She was visibly "disappointed" but left without a fight. Had she been more modest/honest, I'd have bought her the $4.88 litter box at Wal-Mart.

Another was a "Romanian" family who claimed they needed money to get to LA. My wife saw the same "Romanian" family about a month later 70 miles away, with the same story. They were likely "Roma" (Gypsies) instead of real Romanians.

Another was a bunch in a van who said they needed fuel to get home. The van was still there a month later, after leaving and coming back each day.

It's becoming rarer for the real homeless to be out and about in public, since the rich don't want to deal with them, and, they're afraid of being mistaken for grifters and/or criminals.

I can always tell who is truly homeless as opposed to a con artist: the former ask for food/drink, the latter money. I always respond positively to the former. I inquire why they want money with the latter. 9 out of 10 times they say "never mind" after asked why they want money. The latest guy I bought something to drink for, told me he was blind after I gave him the bottle...and he either was, or acted the part very well (probably severely legally, but not totally blind). All he wanted was a drink (a non-alcoholic one) - he and I both got an Icelandic Spring Water.




Mendocino: this place is like Berkeley North. Everywhere I looked, there was overwhelming/enthusiastic support for Bernie Sanders. One dude was driving a van with the Bernie logo painted on both sides. Massively pozzed. Homeless all around. I was pushing my niece in the stroller on the main ave., three homeless dudes were having the most violent, LOUD, and inappropriate conversation you can imagine. Every vulgar word being shouted out loud; one guy looked like he just had the shit beat out of him. They were probably arguing about drugs. Once again, the homeless put me on high alert.


The town of Mendocino, or the county?

We are, of course, the Emerald Triangle, and we've got a large contingent of native professional stoners, as well as high traffic of "agricultural workers" coming through all the time. Most are just funny, but a few are scum that need to be "dealt with."

And then, there's the methheads. Have your safety off when they're around. Fuckers will shoot at you if you "invade their space" out in the woods/very rural public roads.




Fort Bragg: this place is also like Berkeley North. I didn't see any homeless but that Berkeley progressive vibe is there and you know that homelessness accompanies that.

The Ft. Bragg Police chase them out of town, since FB is a tourist trap.

[crimethink]

actually in tx, if you qualify for skool free lunch you qualify for a whole menu of other benefits - state and federal. how qualify for skool free lunch? fill out a form.

and if you claim homeless you can go to any public skool that you want to - regardless of where you (don't) live. and the skool that you choose HAS TO pack enough food for you to survive the weekend. backpacks full of groceries handed out every friday afternoon to those that check the 'homeless' box..

i could go on...but you get the point. and this is texas. imagine what the communist states are doing..

the increase in homeless stats from gov is from paperwork lies -- for the payouts. section 8 + occupancy stats back the fraud theory

I'm well-aware of the Free/Reduced Skool "Lunch" Program. A few welfare benefits are attached to eligibility, but it's not a ticket to freeloading it may seem.

Interesting that "conservative" Texas is handing so much out...that's doesn't happen here in the PRK.

[crimethink]

another look

http://www.heritage.org/~/media/images/reports/2012/02/cda1202/cda2012indexdependencegovtchart3750px.ashx

You must ask yourself: is this really "all fraud," or, is the economy permanently fucked as some of us have alleged?

Real America did not, and never will recover from the Greater Depression which started in 2008. Only the rich gained. Sure, the HNIC has invited his kind to come in and freeload, but still, there are tens of millions of real Americans who are still in the economic shitter. Will they ever get out? Probably not. Not unless Trump honors his promises about jobs (which he likely won't, or can't).

There is no question that SNAP, SSDI/SSI, HUD (the various public housing programs), and so on are at their highest "participation" levels, ever. Is this because it's so "easy" to get on, or, is it, indeed, because so many are actually in real need for them, and honestly qualify?

I propose the majority of people getting benefits from such programs are not fraudulent. Not "malingers." Oh boy... :rolleyes:

[Cebu_4_2]

We must post

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In a new reply

[Cebu_4_2]

for post counts

[Cebu_4_2]

and personal stimulation.

[Cebu_4_2]

Because if we didnt

[Cebu_4_2]

Nobody would think our posts are worthy

[Cebu_4_2]

Of fuck, which is the rule.

[aeondaze]

Holy crap, you guys have a MASSIVE population and subsequently a much higher pop. density compared to oz ...

http://www.aboutaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Size-of-Australia-compared-to-USA-on-a-Map.jpg

322 million vs 22 milion in about the same area...shit!

No wonder you have so many malcontents running around.

Some of you guys need to come to oz...plenty of space, sure a lot of its desert but it has its own charm and the beaches are pristine. You can literally drive for weeks in the outback and never see another soul or at the most five people tops. No brushing shoulders with homeless grifters or looking over your shoulder every second. Over the past two decades every man and his dog has moved to the cities. The rest of the country is literally empty now.

:rolleyes:

[Jewboo]

for post counts

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Cebu_4:20 (cough)

:rolleyes: go to bed ya fuckin stoner

[Shami-Amourae]

Holy crap, you guys have a MASSIVE population and subsequently a much higher pop. density compared to oz ...

http://www.aboutaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Size-of-Australia-compared-to-USA-on-a-Map.jpg

322 million vs 22 milion in about the same area...shit!

No wonder you have so many malcontents running around.
:rolleyes:

https://s17.postimg.io/aosylfuz3/1456125398370.png

https://s17.postimg.io/oh7dh2lqn/1448434491374.png

[Shami-Amourae]

Go fuck your Gook wife.

Makes you think....

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1473/73/1473736325409.png

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1473/75/1473752456379.jpg

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1401/83/1401839466874.jpg

Meanwhile...
https://anthropology.net/2008/10/06/higher-rates-of-c-section-deliveries-for-asian-mothers-white-fathers/

[Cebu_4_2]

Makes you think....

http://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1473/73/1473736325409.png



Confederate flag works for me, wonder if it's made in China?

[crimethink]

Fred, Go Fuck yourself faggot boy.

Don't start shit with me, and I won't point out uncomfortable facts for you. Like, you weren't man enough to get a WHITE wife. Like me.

[crimethink]

WTF is a gook? Pathetic fagspot.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BlpecFVIq8

[ximmy]

Holy crap, you guys have a MASSIVE population and subsequently a much higher pop. density compared to oz ...

http://www.aboutaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Size-of-Australia-compared-to-USA-on-a-Map.jpg

322 million vs 22 milion in about the same area...shit!

No wonder you have so many malcontents running around.

Some of you guys need to come to oz...plenty of space, sure a lot of its desert but it has its own charm and the beaches are pristine. You can literally drive for weeks in the outback and never see another soul or at the most five people tops. No brushing shoulders with homeless grifters or looking over your shoulder every second. Over the past two decades every man and his dog has moved to the cities. The rest of the country is literally empty now.

:rolleyes:

Did you guys fix your immigrant problem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfINOQ10DAU

[aeondaze]

Did you guys fix your immigrant problem?

Nah. Pauline is doing her best though...

http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/29598d3125dec0399d788adfdc2dc465

How 'bout you?

[JohnQPublic]

****, Go **********.

crimethink and Cebu: We have not banned anyone in a long time. Please control your tempers.

[cheka.]

homeless numbers dropping nationwide....yet number of kidz homeless is rising?.....FRAUD at the skoolz/welfare offices

http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/assets/img/editorFiles/Image/State%20of%20Homelessness%202015/2015_SOH_Change_Homelessness_State.gif/@s_1

[cheka.]

even the promoters of fsa admit homeless is steadily dropping

http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/the-state-of-homelessness-in-america-2015

The number of people who are homeless, defined as those sleeping outside and in homeless assistance programs, continues to decrease despite the fact that housing situations for low-income populations continue to be poor. This is probably in part because targeted federal funding to address homelessness is at its highest level in history: $4.5 billion in fiscal year 2015 for a variety of programs spanning HUD, VA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Education. In addition to increased resources, the homeless assistance field has shifted its focus to permanent housing solutions to homelessness: permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing capacity continues to grow.

Homelessness may be decreasing, possibly due to improvements in the homeless assistance system, but this system alone cannot overcome the affordable housing crisis.

[EE_]

homeless numbers dropping nationwide....yet number of kidz homeless is rising?.....FRAUD at the skoolz/welfare offices

http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/assets/img/editorFiles/Image/State%20of%20Homelessness%202015/2015_SOH_Change_Homelessness_State.gif/@s_1

This always happens when things are getting better?

American Teens Are Resorting to Sex Work to Feed Themselves
By: Llowell Williams September 14, 2016

There is a country where approximately 6.8 million of those aged in their teen and preteen years (10 to 17) regularly lack affordable food that provides proper nutritional nourishment. In this same country, there are nearly 3 million more on top of this that frequently cannot get enough food to fill their stomachs.

No, this isn’t some impoverished or war-torn nation — this is the United States.

While these figures on food insecurity are shocking enough in their own right, the details of what children in these trying situations do to cope may make one question who benefits from living in the wealthy, prosperous country we’re constantly told it is. Certainly not these children.

A new study from the Urban Institute involving focus groups conducted in 10 communities with varying socioeconomic environments, reveals the difficult solutions teens resort to in order to feed themselves and their families.

Even in those focus groups where none reported being food insecure, they all stated knowing of friends and classmates who were.

What strategies do these desperate teens implement? Many times, it can involve acts of rationing — some students will save their school lunches to bring home to eat over the weekend. Older siblings frequently go without so that their younger sisters and brothers may eat.

Love This? Never Miss Another Story.

In other cases, these children will actively seek opportunities to eat at friends’ or family members’ houses for meals.

Many times, these teens will seek out legitimate jobs to earn extra money for their families. However, this is often a fruitless strategy because work options are not only limited for minors but are especially difficult to come by in impoverished communities. Those who do get some sort of work, however, typically find that their meager paychecks are not enough to make a meaningful difference.

When these legitimate strategies fall short, teens turn to more extreme measures. Criminal behavior becomes an acceptable tactic in these cases with children choosing to shoplift either food to eat or items to later sell for food money. Drug dealing was also reported as a viable option.

Other teens spoke of committing criminal acts and getting arrested intentionally — that way they can go to jail and be given meals.

Some say they would intentionally fail classes so that they would be required to take summer school, where they would be given school lunches.

In all 10 communities studies, there was talk of teens engaging in exchanging sex for food — either through prostitution or “transactional” relationships with older men. This was especially prevalent in the poorest areas.

These findings should make Americans ashamed. It is common for those in the United States boast of social advancements and economic prowess, yet we have nearly 10 million youths either lacking nourishing food or meals altogether — who are then forced to make horrific choices to stay alive.

Congress can spend well over a trillion dollars on a military program that politicians like Sen. John McCain call a “scandal” — yet they balk at funding safety net programs like food and financial aid. But that mentality comes from somewhere: their constituents.

Starting in the 1980s, the notion of the “welfare queen” has promulgated and though it is almost wholly a myth, it has been powerful enough to justify denying vulnerable Americans the crucial aid they deserve.

Perhaps this is why, as the Urban Institute’s study finds, many food insecure teens actively hide their situation due to severe stigmatization — to the point that they even avoid asking for or accepting outside help, especially in public settings.

Though no single policy strategy can be a silver bullet for this tragic status quo, there are several obvious changes that would undoubtedly make a tremendous difference — increased minimum wages and vastly expanded access to welfare benefits for those in need being among them.

But how do we pay for this? This isn’t difficult to solve, either — those who have so much money that they are buying multiple $100,000 Teslas or jetting off to Italy multiple times a year need to be taxed more, as do the multi-billion dollar corporations who no only avoid taxes but are actually given tax refunds.

It’s not terribly complicated.

http://www.care2.com/causes/american-teens-are-resorting-to-sex-work-to-feed-themselves.html

[cheka.]

yeah...that's a good one. just like cruz is leading trump in every state....

that sponsored writer spent a lot of time weaving that tall tale -- what's their solution? MORE COLLECTIVISM...for the children, of course

[Jewboo]

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1514/33/1514330636111.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5212977/Californias-middle-class-homeless-living-parking-lots.html

Some of this happening even in wonderful Boise. How about in your area guys?

:(??

[JDRock]

crimethink and Cebu: We have not banned anyone in a long time. Please control your tempers.
John, we were enjoying healthy banter between cheka and CT when cebu came in and spammed without provocation.

[cheka.]

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5212977/Californias-middle-class-homeless-living-parking-lots.html
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Some of this happening even in wonderful Boise. How about in your area guys?

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travel trailer parks have exploded in my area of houston over last 10 years - some of them have hundreds of slots full

[Jewboo]

travel trailer parks have exploded in my area of houston over last 10 years - some of them have hundreds of slots full

Homeless working poor living in RVs now...

[Cebu_4_2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BlpecFVIq8


Liked this movie, agree with everythig.. have to re-read this whole thread.

[Cebu_4_2]

John, we were enjoying healthy banter between cheka and CT when cebu came in and spammed without provocation.

JD, against banter... OK. Shit I never saw now rearing its ugly head. I never spammed anything, look at the thread before you post. Always on point.

[crimethink]

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1514/33/1514330636111.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5212977/Californias-middle-class-homeless-living-parking-lots.html

Some of this happening even in wonderful Boise. How about in your area guys?

:(??


The local Walmart parking lot has been full most nights for years. One sees occupied RVs on the side of dark roads, as well.

[crimethink]

Homeless working poor living in RVs now...

My childhood friend was interviewed by a big Bay Area newspaper a few years back. He was part of the Silicon Valley trend where (relatively) well-paid employees simply can't afford the criminally-high rents in the area, so they camp out locally on weeknights and go home on the weekends.