ThatDaveGuy69
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ORIGINAL: pahunkboy The function of govt is to make rules- if they did not- we would have anarchy. I do not want that. In Chicago they tore those places down and shipped those people to the suburbs. This was a terrible idea. *** Actually, no. They did not ship "those people" to the suburbs. Chicago built a number of low-rise/mixed income housing units throughout the city. The CHA residents who were "displaced" by the destruction of the high-rise buildings were given 1st crack at the new housing. Every potential resident was required to pass a background check in order to sign a lease. For the most part, people who live in public/subsidized housing are hard working, law abiding citizens. They are not animals. They are, however, at the bottom end of the wage scale and for whatever reason their prospects for advancement are not very good. This is not to say that every resident will live out their lives in that situation. Many people take advantage of every opportunity whether it's education, job training, etc and do find better/higher paying work and eventually move out of public housing. Yes, it really does happen. As to the OP, I think Big Brother 1% Bloomberg is completely nuts. Unless he willing to make NYCHA housing a gated community with armed guards and doormen then all he is really doing is treating those residents like criminals. And make no mistake: it is NOT a crime to live in public housing. Are there criminals living there? Yes, I'm sure there are. There are criminals of some stripe living in every neighborhood. And there are many criminal types recieving all sorts of gov't assistance. Shall we now fingerprint, drug test, and background check EVERY person who has or applies for aid? Can we extend that to students looking for PELL Grants? How about someone who was just laid-off and needs unemployment? How about we screen every kid enrolled in a school breakfast/lunch program? Wouldn't want any druggies in the Kindergarten line, right? And let's fingerprint our parents and grandparents before their next Social Security check arrives - after all, so many of them fritter away that money on lottery tickets. No, this is just plain stupid. Beyond that, it is embarassing and insulting. *** Wasn't it about a week ago that you had a huge bug up yer butt about all those rules and buden of proof and various bits of internet lawyering? Any credibility you ever had here has long vanished.
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He said I'd blown a seal. I said fix the damn thing and leave my private life out of this! What happens in the event horizon STAYS in the Event Horizon! I have zero tolerance for Zero Tolerance
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