D.C. Homeless Encampments Get Bulldozed

[Doc7505]

Having programs that help people is not doing nothing, cutting those programs and then making the lives of those people more difficult, that is worse than doing nothing.

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“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.” ​

-- Benjamin Franklin​

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Don't cut Medicaid for the mentally ill, starters.

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Who are these so-called "mentally ill"?




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[TimFitz]

You know nothing. You're a fraud.

Now that you’re dancing around and dodging my question, we can conclude that you fell for the fake news story in the OP, and you know it, too!

 

[BULLDOG]

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Pres. Herbert Hoover ordered Gen. Douglas MacArthur to rout the veteran camps.
On July 28, 1932, Hoover ordered the U.S. Army to clear the Bonus Army, a group of World War I veterans demanding early payment of their service bonuses due to the Great Depression.
MacArthur led the operation, which involved infantry, cavalry, and tanks. Despite Hoover's initial instructions to avoid crossing the Anacostia River, MacArthur chose to ignore these orders and proceeded to disperse the veterans, resulting in violence. The military used tear gas and bayonets, leading to injuries and fatalities among the marchers.

And we all know how much hoover is admired. They even rename the possum to be a Hoover hog in his honor.

 

[Rogue AI]

Don't cut Medicaid for the mentally ill, starters.

Congress controls the purse. Nor does that do anything to address the homeless problem for the mentally ill who are homeless. Try harder.

 

[22lcidw]

Destroying the place where the homeless reside is your idea of getting things done. Talk about an ignorant, arrogant, rotten POS.

Those who are taxed in high percentages may not agree with you.

 

[22lcidw]

And we all know how much hoover is admired. They even rename the possum to be a Hoover hog in his honor.

The Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression.

 

[TimFitz]

Congress controls the purse. Nor does do anything to address the homeless problem for the mentally ill who are homeless. Try harder.

No need to, Elon Musk dictated the cuts. Trump bullied his lickspittle GOP Congress into making the cuts.

Of course, you already knew that, and probably cheered for it.

 

[TimFitz]

The Federal Reserve caused the Great Depression.

What an idiotic claim.

 

[Rogue AI]

No need to, Elon Musk dictated the cuts. Trump bullied his lickspittle GOP Congress into making the cuts.

Of course, you already knew that, and probably cheered for it.

First you would have show some evidence said cuts have any effect on homelessness. You loons use said cuts for every topic you can with no specifics to what those cuts actually do.

 

[Foxfyre]

It must be emotionally devastating for the left to see the results of a president who knows how to get things done.

The left was entirely comfortable with four years of flying the Biden corpse to the beach while the nation devolved into chaos and crime.

The leftist pig stye of DC is meeting a cleaning they are loathe to see.

And the leftists will all condemn that and all it unChrsitian and cruel.

They seem to think allowing normal citizens to be threatened, endangered, impoverished by these encampments and encouraging human being to live like vermin in them is kind and Christian?

 

[Lisa558]

And the leftists will all condemn that and all it unChrsitian and cruel.

They seem to think allowing normal citizens to be threatened, endangered, impoverished by these encampments and encouraging human being to live like vermin in them is kind and Christian?

What I’ve noticed is that the more disruptive, non-productive, and dangerous scofflaws are, the more the Left prioritizes what’s best for them over what’s best for responsible, law-abiding, contributing members of society.

Why in the world should good people have to defer to what is best for homeless and criminals?

 

[alang1216]

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“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.” ​

-- Benjamin Franklin​

Do you think he was including the mentally ill in that assessment?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

And the leftists will all condemn that and all it unChrsitian and cruel.

They seem to think allowing normal citizens to be threatened, endangered, impoverished by these encampments and encouraging human being to live like vermin in them is kind and Christian?

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And I will hear it when all those "Christian" leftists allow 10 of those homeless people sleep in their living rooms.

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[EvilCat Breath]

The vast majority of homeless choose to be.

Absolutely.

 

[WEATHER53]

And the leftists will all condemn that and all it unChrsitian and cruel.

They seem to think allowing normal citizens to be threatened, endangered, impoverished by these encampments and encouraging human being to live like vermin in them is kind and Christian?

Libs want law enforcement banished due to its “adverse” effect on criminals and they want the law abiding denied the beneficial effects of law enforcement

 

[WEATHER53]

Absolutely.

The mental illness saga is a lot like the “he’s insane” when someone murders

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

The vast majority of homeless choose to be.

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I volunteered for a program that gave homeless women great housing for as long as two years. Most of the rooms were private, all meals were provided, physical and mental health care were provided and the only hard-and-fast requirements, once accepted into the program, were no substance abuse and no physical abuse of other residents.

You'd drop your jaw to the floor to see how many women could not handle those two rules and voluntarily chose to leave the program.

It will take involuntary commitment to clean up such cases.

I say it's time to stop effing around and bulldoze them, after giving them the option to accept treatment.

No other answer.

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[Foxfyre]

What I’ve noticed is that the more disruptive, non-productive, and dangerous scofflaws are, the more the Left prioritizes what’s best for them over what’s best for responsible, law-abiding, contributing members of society.

Why in the world should good people have to defer to what is best for homeless and criminals?

I think a society that does not take care of the truly helpless amidst it is a very poor society without compassion and not in obedience to JudeoChristian directives. That includes the children, born and unborn, those in serious need and unable to provide for themselves, and those physically or mentally compromised that makes it impossible for them to have the ability or know how to provide for themselves.

But those who demand that it be government that provides for the helpless are not at all compassionate. They just want the responsibility removed from themselves.

There can be a valid role for government. Encouragement of private charities with strict controls on how they manage contributions to ensure they are actually helping people should be the rule. I can accept that government can work hand in hand with good charities like the Salvation Army that provides life giving services to millions. By helping the Salvation Army do that, the government doesn't need to waste millions of taxpayer dollars to fund and maintain infrastructure or staff or other overhead, i.e. create another bureaucracy that eats up most of the funds that could be helping people.

And those who demand government laws and policies that encourage people to be dependent who otherwise would not be dependent also follow neither JudeoChristian directives nor are compassionate. They do a huge disserve to their fellow human beings. The GOP initiatives to require the able bodied who receive government assistance to contribute to that in some way are doing a huge kindness to those recipients.

And you are correct. The homeless or anybody else should not be allowed to increase health hazards or crime or reduce property values or quality of life for anybody.

 

[Foxfyre]

Libs want law enforcement banished due to its “adverse” effect on criminals and they want the law abiding denied the beneficial effects of law enforcement

Gentle correction. They want anybody who might possibly vote Democrat to be immune from the law. They want the others imprisoned and throw away the key.

They want all the benefits of law enforcement for themselves but everybody else be damned.