Society => Middle class collapse => Topic started by: K-Dog on Jul 15, 2025, 06:42 AM
Title: The homeless thread
Post by: K-Dog on Jul 15, 2025, 06:42 AM
Following is info tthat I extracted and formatted. The video has a computer generated voice and some of the video is stock. While far from perfect, this video has humans and compassion behind it.
All the places mentioned are withing 50 miles of me. While Trump dominates the news, the nation dies.
The Homelessness Crisis in Tacoma, Washington (2025)The Homelessness Crisis in Tacoma, Washington (2025)
A city in desperate need of solutions
Introduction
Tacoma, a port city of 224,000 people, faces one of America's most severe homelessness crises. With over 3,000 unhoused individuals - including mothers, children, and veterans - the situation has reached emergency levels despite nearly $1 billion in annual spending.
The Human Toll
Behind the numbers are heartbreaking realities:
Maria, 34, sketches memories of her lost apartment in a tent near Schuster Parkway after losing her barista job
Sarah, 28, lives in a 2009 Honda Civic with her 3-year-old and 6-month-old after rent increases made her apartment unaffordable
David, 52, a former mechanic, applies for jobs daily while sleeping near Wright Park after factory closures left him unemployed
379 beds face closure without $6 million in state funding
Encampment sweeps (45 in 2024) displace without solving root causes
Innovative Solutions Emerging
Despite challenges, promising approaches exist:
Housing First Initiatives
1,000 affordable units planned by 2027
New medical respite shelter opening late 2025 (53 permanent beds)
Community Programs
HEAL outreach team: 5,000+ contacts since 2022
Tiny home village in Spanaway (50 cabins) showing success
Safe parking programs for vehicle residents
Call to Action
Tacoma's crisis demands:
Sustained funding for shelters and housing
Job training and addiction services
Community involvement (volunteering/donations)
Conclusion
As resident Lisa (42) says from her Spanaway tiny home: "This place gave me a reason to hope again." Tacoma's path forward requires balancing immediate aid with long-term solutions to restore dignity and stability for all residents.
Title: Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC
Post by: RE on Aug 10, 2025, 05:39 PM
Move where? Why doesn't he just deport them as a risk to National Security?
Trump orders homeless he passed en route to golf course to leave Washington DC
RE
"We will give you places to stay." Trump says.
Alligator Alcatraz?
The next time Trump wants to walk around the White House roof saying stupid shit, please let him! The drop has to be at least 60 feet.
No tears will be shed.
Title: Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will jail many homeless people
Post by: RE on Aug 13, 2025, 05:30 PM
3 Hots & a Cot! Jail is a step up from a homeless shelter.
El Trumpo is bugged by homeless encampments on his motorcade routes to the airports and golf courses whenever he travels. Ruins his delusion that he is MAGAing and undermines the narrative. To him, anyone who falls below the demographics of Beverly Hills 90210 is a criminal to be jailed or deported.
Meanwhile back in the real world frustration is growing. The New Mexico Goobernator declared a state of energency over the increasing crime rate. Trumpolini is deploying NG troops to stem crime in DC. How long before Martial Law goes national?
The sound of Jackboots goosestepping down Main Street rumbles in the distance.
Advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars
RE
Title: The homeless thread
Post by: K-Dog on Aug 14, 2025, 11:50 AM
Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars
But only temporarily will they be behind bars. With all migrant workers deported, the United States prison industrial complex will realize huge profits. Large prison systems and existing work-release programs will be rolling in contracts as they supply farm workers who will be paid $1 an hour.
Trump will finally deliver on his promise to lower grocery prices.
As of today, two of the most significant private prison operators on Wall Street are CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE: CXW), trading at $20.58, and The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO), trading at $21.00.
CoreCivic is a leading owner and operator of correctional and detention facilities across the United States, and the GEO Group manages an even larger number of beds and facilities worldwide.
Doncha know! America is the land of opportunity! America always finds new ways to make money.
It is also a morally bankrupt nation of damaged people, who in their pathological need to feel superior to everyone else embrace hierarchy and exploitation as a divine right ordained by god.
Choosing an image that is all about gold is no accident.
Title: The homeless thread
Post by: RE on Aug 14, 2025, 01:49 PM