JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

Because of the nature of the United States Economy; recession and high inflation rates. Do you agree that the Federal Government is suppose to make housing available for the Homeless and Disabled? In fact, in the United States the homeless population is extremely large and men, women, and children are sleeping in tent city because of a lack of affordable housing to accommodate the homeless population. Furthermore, the Federal Government audited HUD Housing and Urban Development, the FHA Federal Housing Administration, and the Public Housing Authority for fraud and issued settlement checks to building newer housing dwelling to accommodate the upper classes or rich and are literally leaving poor people out on the streets sleeping in parks, card board boxes, and much much more. Moreover, in Detroit, the Jeffries Projects, an old public housing ghetto, once housed over a dozen high rises. While most of them have been demolished, three of them were renovated into senior housing. The land that held the other towers has since been converted into a mixed-income housing development. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=852236) In addition, the Federal Government audited and closed down Hawaiian Gardens in Washington DC the United States Capitol City and merged it into the Atlantic Gardens and are refusing to accommodate the DC homeless population.

Homestead

It is not the job of the government to provide housing for the homeless.

As the government takes money from those who earned it and gives it to those who haven't, the increase in the, "cost of doing business" and the increase in the, "cost of living," do to the increase in taxes, drives more companies out of business and more people out of work, there-by, creating more homeless.

It doesn't work.

This is a problem that needs to be addressed by the people themselves.

We used to do this through our churches and opening our homes to those in need.
Donations are voluntary, given by those who have something to give.
Taxes are mandatory and are taken from people whether they have it or not.

The government does not create wealth, the government is an expense that must be paid, by those who do create wealth.

The government does not have any money, the government does not create money. All of the money the government has comes from the taxpayer.
You cannot improve the life of a tax payer by taking the money he's earned and spending it on his behalf, before he even receives it.

If your one of those that thinks that the government has it's own money and that it's not really tax payer money their spending, then you need to explain one thing to me.


If all that's true, then why do any of us have to pay taxes.




The great housing experiment that failed
http://www.spoa.com/pages/housingrisk7.html

American Economic Collapse, martial law and the coming fall of America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUJ-r4b0n9A

More Academic Evidence that Bigger Government Means Less Prosperity http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/10/12/more-academic-evidence-that-bigger-government-means-less-prosperity-n1721976/page/full

Milton Friedman - Whats wrong with welfare?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_q_Y0U1QcI

Milton Friedman - Is Capitalism Humane? (Lecture)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHPI1emZFVg

The Biggest S**m In The History Of Mankind - Hidden Secrets of Money 4 - Mike Maloney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFDe5kUUyT0#t=29

Caboose Loc: South Carolina

No. I dont agree with the tax payers buying homes for the dead beats. Its more Obama trash.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

I disagree because of Federalism and the United States Social System the Federal Government is Liable to accommodate people that are disadvantaged. Since, Civil Policy was enacted into legislation to accommodate the rights of the people than this issue alone guarantee's people rights and freedom that the Federal Government is suppose to enforce. In addition, because of the United States Economic Crisis the U.S. Economy is currently in a recession and inflation is extremely high, in fact the cost of living is high. Also, the United States (IRS) Internal Revenue Services Employee's are corrupt and are publically scandalist.

The United States housing bubble was an economic bubble affecting many parts of the United States housing market in over half of American states. Housing prices peaked in early 2006, started to decline in 2006 and 2007, and reached new lows in 2012.[2] On December 30, 2008, the Case-Shiller home price index reported its largest price drop in its history.[3] The credit crisis resulting from the bursting of the housing bubble is—according to general consensus—the primary cause of the 2007–2009 recession in the United States.[4]

Increased foreclosure rates in 2006–2007 among U.S. homeowners led to a crisis in August 2008 for the subprime, Alt-A, collateralized debt obligation (CDO), mortgage, credit, hedge fund, and foreign bank markets.[5] In October 2007, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury called the bursting housing bubble "the most significant risk to our economy."[6]

Any collapse of the U.S. housing bubble has a direct impact not only on home valuations, but the nation's mortgage markets, home builders, real estate, home supply retail outlets, Wall Street hedge funds held by large institutional investors, and foreign banks, increasing the risk of a nationwide recession.[7][8][9][10] Concerns about the impact of the collapsing housing and credit markets on the larger U.S. economy caused President George W. Bush and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke to announce a limited bailout of the U.S. housing market for homeowners who were unable to pay their mortgage debts. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_housing_bubble)

In my opinion, the Federal Government is the cause of the U.S. Homeless Epidemic and is a Global Disgrace.

Dave Loc: Upstate New York

Your entire premise is faulty - the most common reason for homelessness is mental illness - most of the folks who are homeless refuse to accept shelter. This problem became prominent at the time liberals made a big thing about involuntary institutionalizing the mentally ill - and once again we see liberals trying to create whole new solutions to the unintended consequences of their earlier solutions that almost always make bigger problems while wasting taxpayer money.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

The three pictures below illustrate that there is something obviously wrong with the United States Governments Federal Budgeting strategy's. In my opinion, a n***a for a president Barack Obama is a scapegoat to cover up several federal employee's that are corrupt and are not being jailed for their crimes they committed against the public. Inspite of the diversity with the United States Capitol I wish somebody would kick the Federal Government Ass because the city is so unprofessional and homeless people are literally sleeping on the stairways of Capitol Hill, in tents, cardboard boxes, and on park benches. The federal government is cursing for a bruising which is long over due.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

I disagree that my post is faulty and I also disagree that every person thats homeless is mentally ill. If any body has a mental problem believe me the Federal Governments mental problem is more worse. Why would the Federal Government condone homeless people sleeping and living in tents in the United States Capitol? Why is the Federal Buildings still closed down for example the United States Tax Court has been closed down since the 1996 Federal Shutdown. Isn't it obvious somebody is crazy and it's not homeless people. Check this out, What is clear is that this banner appeared the day after the Shaw library reopening across the street, when one Tent City supporter had this exchange.

The Homeless Bill of Rights (also Homeless Person's Bill of Rights and Acts of Living bill) refers to legislation protecting the civil and human rights of homeless people. These laws affirm that homeless people have equal rights to medical care, free speech, free movement, v****g, opportunities for employment, and privacy. Legislation of this type has become law in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Illinois and is under consideration by several other U.S. states. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_Bill_of_Rights)

THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission: To prevent and end homelessness while ensuring the immediate needs of those experiencing homelessness are met and their civil rights protected.

NCH began 30 years ago at a convening of state and local organizations working together to ensure the right to shelter and access to affordable housing for men, women, children and families who were experiencing homelessness. NCH decided early on that it would be an organization that not only welcomed the participation of people who had experienced homelessness, but made certain that there would always be a place at the table for input and decision making.

Today, NCH delivers on that promise each and every day, most notably through programs like the Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau. Throughout NCH’s history, homeless led advocacy has worked to create lasting local solutions to the national problem of homelessness. (http://nationalhomeless.org/)

Homestead

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The Federal Government has seventeen enumeration powers. Not one of them is, "provide housing for the homeless."

All other powers reside in the states or the people themselves.

The damage done to this country by the, "housing bubble," was created by the federal government and the laws it passed, forcing banks to make loans to people who couldn't afford it.

Look up the Urban Renewal Act.

When the policies started to fail, instead of admitting it, they let wall Street created the Derivatives, that bundled the bad mortgages, with other healthy mortgages.

Eventually the bad loans out-numbered the good ones, taking out the whole industry.

And now you want the government to do more of what it has already done, to create the homelessness,
To do ..................................what?.....................screw over more people?


If your so concerned about the homeless, I'll tell you what you can do.

Go to the IRS, tell them you want to create a Conservative charity that provides homes for the homeless and file for your 501c or wh**ever they call it.

It's not as hard as you might think to get house for people. One effective way of doing it is to run a lottery.

Collect about twice as much money as you need. The first half pays for a home, which you then give to someone and the rest covers your operating expense, so you can set up the next lottery.

It works and it works well.
A number of people have done it and it was very successful.

So why don't more people do it?

Well...............................

Why don't you take the first step and start with the government entity known as, the IRS.

Let's see how long your love of government lasts.

Dave Loc: Upstate New York

If several federal employees are corrupt, who is responsible for prosecuting them, if not Obama - the guy who said there isn't a smidgeon of corruption at the very time his DOJ was allegedly investigating it and before the clear indication of far worse became known? Clear thinking may not be your strength if you think Obama is the scape goat. He may or may not have been the instigator of the IRS corruption, but he surely has become the enabler of it.

Dave Loc: Upstate New York

Wow - people in tents to protest this, that or the other thing is evidence of homelessness to you. I contribute to and work with two agencies in my area who try to help the homeless - generally the only help they'll accept is a buck or two or a meal or two - all refusing shelter even in our harsh winters. Bleeding heart is one thing, leaking brain quite another.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

I still stand firmly on the premise that the United States Government is the cause of the United States Homeless Epidemic. I'm right because the Federal Government conducts a United States Census Count of the population every so many years or so and on those forms they ask for all types of personal information but, one specific question is are you employed and who is your employer or your source of income. Another pertinent question is your mailing address and where do you live. Therefore, the Federal Government is aware of who is employed & unemployed so, they know who can and can't afford housing cost and expenses.

A census is a periodic official count of the number of persons and their conditions and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. (http://www.reference.com/browse/Census)

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.[1] The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic censuses. The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years. United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to coordinate international practice. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census)

Therefore its the United States Government civic duty to house the disadvantage homeless population based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25:

(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection. (http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/)

Article 26:
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. ( http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/)

2014 Census Test
Preparing for the 2020 Census
The U.S. Census Bureau is researching modern and cost-efficient methods for the population to exercise its civic obligation to be counted in the 2020 Census. The test will take place from June through September 2014. (http://www.census.gov/)

I firmly stand strong on my position that the Federal Government is neglecting the United States Homeless Population and is the cause for the homeless epidemic/crises in the U.S. In my opinion as a result of the cutbacks to the United States Social Systems such as the General Assistance Program for single men & women which caused a major decline is housing for lower wage laborers in the U.S.

Public housing in the United States is housing administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low-income households. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S. consisted primarily of one or more concentrated blocks of low-rise and/or high-rise apartment buildings. These complexes are operated by state and local housing authorities which are authorized and funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. More than 1.2 million households currently live in public housing of some type.

Subsidized apartment buildings, often referred to as housing projects or colloquially "the projects", have a complicated and often notorious history in the United States. While the first decades of projects were built with higher construction standards and a broader range of incomes and applicants, as time went on, public housing increasingly became the housing of last resort. In many cities, housing projects suffered from mismanagement and high vacancy rates. Furthermore, housing projects have also been seen to greatly increase concentrated poverty in a community, leading to several negative externalities. As a result, many of the housing projects constructed in the 1950s and 1960s have since been torn down. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing_in_the_United_States)

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

Check out these articles on homeless people dying in the cold winter sleeping outside in the United States of America:

The Bone-Chilling, Heart-Wrenching Process Of Counting ...
thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/.../homeless-census-2...
ThinkProgress
Jan 31, 2014 - Will D.C. Reverse Its Growing Homeless Population? .... cold night we stumbled on a new D.C. initiative to help homeless people during winter: the warming buses. ... There are many reasons why a homeless person may sleep outside ... at least three winter coats, reminiscent of Randy in A Christmas Story.

In The Wealthiest Area Of The Country, 7 Homeless People ...
thinkprogress.org/economy/.../bay-area-homeless-deaths/
ThinkProgress
Dec 18, 2013 - Joe White, a homeless man who died during a Bay Area cold snap last ... Hayward has no emergency shelter with beds for single men, so White slept outside. ... men, who took the new winter coat White's sister had given him on Friday. ... York-Connecticut and Washington DC-Maryland-Northern Virginia.

No Place Like Home: D.C.'s population of homeless families ...
www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/.../no-plac...
Washington City Paper
by Aaron Wiener - Mar 14, 2014 - For most of their stay, the lights were on all night, making sleep difficult. ... Last winter, D.C. placed 463 families in shelter. .... so people aren't guaranteed unlimited housing if they get in on a cold ..... city won't shelter her, outside of a few potential days of extreme heat. .... This article was extremely powerful!
You've visited this page 2 times. Last visit: 7/13/14

Seven homeless people have now frozen to death in the Bay...
gawker.com/seven-homeless-people-have-now-frozen-to-death-i...
Gawker
by Cord Jefferson - Dec 18, 2013 - Watermelon Story by Sam Biddle .... I live in DC, and they're not aggressive, they mostly just leave you alone ... I wouldn't exactly call non-homeless Californians prepared for cold weather. ... especially cold night, our local police will check with people sleeping outside and ... Yeah, dying is a huge bennie.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

Can't you see that the Federal Government is covering up their crime? Its obvious that somebody is responsible for the corruption with Public Housing and the United States Social System inspite of whose to blame no one is being punished. Read these article and judge for yourself if the Federal Government is making sound decisions:

1.) U.S. Hits JPMorgan With $2B Penalty Over Madoff Scandal
By Matt EganPublished January 07, 2014FOXBusiness @ http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2014/01/07/doj-jpmorgan-to-pay-madoff-victims-17b/

2.) JPMorgan Chase in new scandal involving insurance regulator chief
Mainland insurance regulator chief reportedly asked CEO for a 'favour'
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 1:03am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 2:48pm @ http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1425646/jpmorgan-chase-new-scandal-involving-insurance-regulator

3.) Bank of America Lied To Home Owners, Former Workers Allege
Reuters | Posted: 06/14/2013 5:38 pm EDT | Updated: 06/19/2013 7:55 pm EDT @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/bank-of-america-lied_n_3444014.html

4.) The U.S. Government Has Hurt The Economy In 11 Of The Past 12 Quarters
The Huffington Post | By Mark Gongloff
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Posted: 07/30/2014 12:25 pm EDT Updated: 2 hours ago @ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/federal-spending-gdp_n_5634092.html?ref=topbar

5.) Monday, March 17, 2014, 10:26am CDT
Regulator taking banks involved in Libor scandal to court
Mike W. Thomas
San Antonio Business Journal @ http://m.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2014/03/regulator-taking-banks-involved-in-libor-scandal.html?r=full

In fact, Bank of America is one of 16 banks being sued by the FDIC over Libor-rate manipulation.

The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is suing 16 of the world’s biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., for allegedly manipulating the London interbank offered rate (Libor) from 2007 to 2011. Regulators have been probing whether the banks colluded to suppress the rate, which affects more than $300 trillion of securities worldwide. The lawsuit against the lenders is filed U.S. District Court in Manhattan, NY. (http://m.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2014/03/regulator-taking-banks-involved-in-libor-scandal.html?r=full)

Dave Loc: Upstate New York

ramble, rant to your heart's content - something for you to consider - the Universal Human Rights is nothing more than a statement that says some have the right to ens***e others by considering themselves entitled to the efforts of the others simply due to their existence.

Meanwhile, you don't want a dialogue - you simply want to rant your fuzzy thinking opinions and not respond to a single thing others present - because those other things might be hard to fathom - much easier to rant about unsubstantiated opinion.

JuliaMi2 Loc: Detroit Michigan

The U.S. Banks that are involved in the United States Mortgage Crisis are FDIC Insured Financial Institutions meaning they possess a contract with the Federal Government. Therefore, the Federal Government is responsible for prosecuting the known perpetrators in a Criminal Court of Law.

Exclusive: JPMorgan settlement could cost bank closer to $9 billion. By Aruna Viswanatha and David Henry. WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Tue Oct 22, 2013 5:23pm EDT @ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/22/us-jpmorgan-penalties-idUSBRE99L19720131022