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Rated: XGC · Book · Opinion · #1501776
May my opinions gather wind under their wings and fly, perchance to soar.
#962461 added July 11, 2019 at 6:41pm
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Homeless vets and refugees. Y'all don't care about either!
Homeless vets and refugees. Y'all don't care about either!
11.juio.2019


My response to Holly in Houston re housing homeless vets and refugees:

'Our city is undergoing rapid gentrification as the uber-money of the nouveau-riche funnels in from the West Coast. We don't have as many empty buildings; they are bought up, demolished, and a distillery or condos for the wealthy are built. But... Montana has empty units and empty towns east of here. 40,000 homeless is a drop in the bucket. Add 60,000 refugees and that's 10% of our population (1 million in Montana). Houston has added 200-300,000 people since 2010. And according to studies is 9% undocumented immigrants. Neither is causing Houston to fade away like a ghost town along abandoned railroad tracks... So, yes, "homeless-vets" are merely an excuse to not helping others. It's not the numbers; it's the racism and attitude we have toward the needy and the poor among us."

This was after watching this video:

Beau of the Fifth Column: https://www.facebook.com/beautfc/videos/2284951881820463/

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