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Originally Posted by dyna mo
that's not at all an accurate representation of the facts.
you completely neglect including all of the efforts spent on clearing out trash and garbage of that 68 acre shithole for ~2 years, providing ongoing food and medical care to the entire encampment over that time as well as many other efforts.
come on crockett, after what you've seen while boondocking USA you can't begin to tell me this is what you think is ultimately wrong with the USA, the fact that the math doesn't add up to you? Like you, I've seen the homeless situation from this angle too.
this is what's right with USA, helping the homeless, regardless of the costs.
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I'm not against helping them, I all for it. I'm just against money being wasted while accomplishing nothing. I mean really if we go with the 200 number that kind of money spent is clearly not going to help those people, because there is no way it should cost that much.
However, looking again at the second article in your post above, puts the number at 1,200 people not 200 which is in the CBS article as well as your first article. Now if the number is actually 1200 people, then that makes all the difference in the world in what was spent.
Again I'm certainly not against helping them, what I'm against is govt officials using tax dollars to line the pockets of companies or supporters while claiming they are helping the homeless. If the number is just 200 then there is certainly something shady going on with needing that kind of money. However if it's actually 1200 people, then it's likely a good job done.