Obama Vows to End Homelessness in 10 Years

[MsDoodahs]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan that aspires to end homelessness among some of society's most vulnerable groups within the next decade.

"Opening Doors," a "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness," calls for ending child and family homelessness in 10 years while wiping out chronic homelessness and homelessness among veterans in five years.

According to the 74-page plan, "Stable housing is the foundation upon which people build their lives — absent a safe, decent, affordable place to live, it is next to impossible to achieve good health, positive educational outcomes or reach one's economic potential."



Read the rest here:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/22/96322/obama-administration-vows-to-end.html

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bwa hahahahaha....

[MelissaWV]

Buyer beware: Don't buy a place with undeveloped land around it, unless you or someone you know can buy it up and keep it from being developed.

The solution to Homelessness is to force people into homes. Those homes are going to need to be somewhere, folks.

[libertybrewcity]

they would sure have to build a lot of houses. even if they did give everyone a house they still would probably be very poor without a job, no healthcare, shitty schools, located in crime ridden neighborhoods, surrounded by drugs, on and on.

old lbj politics. this would surely destroy obamas approval even more.

[Cowlesy]

oh fuck, this is going to cost a ton of money we don't have, or that he's going to need to take from us.

[Kotin]

There are many disastrous ways one could end homelessness..

[MsDoodahs]

oh fuck, this is going to cost a ton of money we don't have, or that he's going to need to take from us.

you and me both know it is the latter.

[MsDoodahs]

There are many disastrous ways one could end homelessness..

My personal favorite...

feed the homeless....to the hungry....

lol....

[Live_Free_Or_Die]

I plan on being dead or free in the next 10 years so I am not worried about this.

[libertybrewcity]

Buyer beware: Don't buy a place with undeveloped land around it, unless you or someone you know can buy it up and keep it from being developed.

The solution to Homelessness is to force people into homes. Those homes are going to need to be somewhere, folks.

they would likely be in cities and areas surrounding cities. just an estimate i would say you would safe more than 25 miles out any city with 100k or more people.

i don't think they would build a thousand houses on some farmland in the middle of kansas. you never know though.

[Kotin]

My personal favorite...

feed the homeless....to the hungry....

lol....

Killin' two birds with one stone ;)

[MelissaWV]

they would likely be in cities and areas surrounding cities. just an estimate i would say you would safe more than 25 miles out any city with 100k or more people.

i don't think they would build a thousand houses on some farmland in the middle of kansas. you never know though.

The land is more plentiful in mid-sized cities.

This also jives with the moving Obama would have to do to get around some of the reasons the homeless are homeless to begin with. In Florida, for instance, a large number of homeless were created via child sex offender laws, which prohibit offenders from living within certain distances of certain places. This means many of them live under a bridge because it's the only place they can live. Those folks would need to be "housed" far, far away from schools, churches, and so on.

[angelatc]

Public housing has always worked so well. We should absolutely do more of it.

All those crap mortgages they're holding? They can now foreclose, kick those people out, and then move in somebody else.

[speciallyblend]

really? from how banks and the government are operating .they are creating homeless. the government and the banks used the bailouts to buy banks and seize homes not save them!

wells fargo had no interest in letting us catch up on our mortgage. they just keep giving vague figures to the point we are now walking away! we are now looking to rent. thanks obama and wells fargo. instead of helping folks your seizing homes ! wells fargo has no interest in helping anyone! wells fargo can burn in hell for all i care , banks,lawyers and insurance compnaies need to be tarred and feathered and then some, f them all!! banks are not willing to work with folks even when they have the money! i heard this coming straight from the guy that served my papers foreclosing on my house! wells fargo makes evil look good!!

[phill4paul]

If made president I hereby declare that I will make everyone happy. Doesn't matter what ails ye. I'll make it right.
You know why? Because you don't wanna fuck with shit like this. You don't have the time to spend on your fellow man, because admittedly back to back episodes of American Idol is the American dream, so send me some cash and absolve your soul and existence.
This is the platform I'm running on.
Who needs acid? Leary had it right just in the wrong time frame and in the ultimate pacifier.
Turn on, tune in, drop out.
MSM. Leary for the 20th century.

[angelatc]

really? from how banks and the government are operating .they are creating homeless. the government and the banks used the bailouts to buy banks and seize homes not save them!

wells fargo had no interest in letting us catch up on our mortgage. they just keep giving vague figures to the point we are now walking away! we are now looking to rent. thanks obama and wells fargo. instead of helping folks your seizing homes ! wells fargo has no interest in helping anyone! wells fargo can burn in hell for all i care , banks,lawyers and insurance compnaies need to be tarred and feathered and then some, f them all!! banks are not willing to work with folks even when they have the money! i heard this coming straight from the guy that served my papers foreclosing on my house! wells fargo makes evil look good!!

Yep. If the government is going to start buying houses, the prices will go up. No need for them to work with you.

[speciallyblend]

Yep. If the government is going to start buying houses, the prices will go up. No need for them to work with you.

pretty much how i feel. f wells fargo!! i now feel good about it instead of feeling bad. the icing on the cake was when i had the 5200 to give to catch up with the bank and they refused it! at that point i realized they never wanted to work with us or my disabled wife! wells fargo is EVIL in corporate form!! the fact i can get a house 3 times the size of my own and hundreds of dollars cheaper is a good reason to walk away as well!! the line has been drawn in the sand! f them all!!

i will never trust insurance,banks or any corporation .they are all lying evil people in my eyes. i have to buy car insurance thanks to government black mail!! they can throw my ass in jail over corrupt health insurance all insurance companies and banks are the devil in my eyes, nothing will change that. i am doing everything i can to drop off the corporate world and the banking world and everything in between!! i want nothing to do with financial system ever again!

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Whats that quote....the most dangerous people are those who believe they are helping you, or some such. At least the murderer down the street has a conscious. This is getting really ridiculous, really fast.

[specsaregood]

Overall, family homelessness was up 30 percent in 2009 from 2007.

Not good for the Big O.



Nationally, there are 234 community plans to end homelessness and 84 percent of them are 10-year plans, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness

Wow, that is a lot of grandiouse dreams. I wonder how many have been successful...



Last year, the alliance identified four factors as crucial for plan success: putting a person or organization in charge of its implementation, setting specific numeric goals, setting a timeline for completion and identifying a funding source. In a survey of the first 90 communities to establish 10-year plans, however, the alliance found that only 8 percent of those plans had dedicated funding sources and only 18 percent had specific numeric goals. Only 41 percent set timelines for implementation and 35 percent had people or groups in charge of achieving the plans

That's what I thought, not much success.



The Obama proposal would direct 4,000 Section 8 housing vouchers to homeless people who need treatment from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration along with health care, child care and employment services from Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

I'm sure the section 8 residents will welcome the homeless with mental problems and drug addiction problems with open arms.



The Obama proposal is modeled after similar efforts during the George W. Bush administration, which set a goal in 2002 to end chronic homelessness in 10 years.

Well that certainly worked. lol Nothing to see here folks.

[.Tom]

War on Drugs, War on Terror, War on Poverty... War on Homelessness!?

Nahhh, this time will be different! :rolleyes:

[angelatc]

You know how every government program seems to accomplish exactly the opposite of it's intention.....?

[Fox McCloud]

Let's restart the housing bubble!

[JamesButabi]

We should just have the government control everything in the country. That way everyone will have a job, a house, and food.

[Dr.3D]

So when is he going to start building more prisons and making up more stupid laws so he can get the homeless people off of the streets?

[Brian4Liberty]

All those extra bedrooms in the homes of the former middle class...

[james1906]

Most homeless choose to be homeless. They don't stay in the shelters, because then they can't get drunk. They'll suck it up on a snowy night, but after that, they're back boozing it up.

[Bruno]

Obama vows to walk on water in 10 years?

[specsaregood]

Most homeless choose to be homeless. They don't stay in the shelters, because then they can't get drunk. They'll suck it up on a snowy night, but after that, they're back boozing it up.

That may be many of them, but just as many are there because they have serious mental problems. But the plan says they are gonna move all the drug addicts and schizos into section 8 housing, solved! :)


Obama vows to walk on water in 10 years?

10 years is such a great number for such ambitious goals. You are guaranteed to be out of office for at least 2 years before people figure out you were a failure and even then you can blame the failure on your successor.

[catdd]

socialism to the rescue

[messana]

We should just have the government control everything in the country. That way everyone will have a job, a house, and food.

A job? Why work?

[satchelmcqueen]

ive made on average of around 30k a yr for the last 10 yrs. i own my on home. i know people who make crap loads more than me that have lost their homes or have yet to get one. you cant force homes on people.

[TheBlackPeterSchiff]

Something pledged by every commie dictator in history.

[MsDoodahs]

Obama vows to walk on water in 10 years?

http://content.archives.newyorker.com/djvu/Conde%20Nast/New%20Yorker/2010_02_01/webimages/page0000001_6.jpg

[Dr.3D]

http://content.archives.newyorker.com/djvu/Conde%20Nast/New%20Yorker/2010_02_01/webimages/page0000001_6.jpg

Now who told him where the stepping stones were?

[Xenophage]

Great. In 10 years there will be more homeless people than ever in the history of the country, and the quality of housing among people that do own homes will have dropped dramatically.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Hey, It's categorizing them... The House-less People.

YouTube - GEORGE CARLIN on Homelessness and Golf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSRCjG-VLk)

[catdd]

"You can't help those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." -- President Reagan, 1/31/84, on Good Morning America, defending his administration against charges of callousness.

[Bruno]

http://content.archives.newyorker.com/djvu/Conde%20Nast/New%20Yorker/2010_02_01/webimages/page0000001_6.jpg

lmao :D

[Mattsa]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan that aspires to end homelessness among some of society's most vulnerable groups within the next decade.

"Opening Doors," a "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness," calls for ending child and family homelessness in 10 years while wiping out chronic homelessness and homelessness among veterans in five years.

According to the 74-page plan, "Stable housing is the foundation upon which people build their lives — absent a safe, decent, affordable place to live, it is next to impossible to achieve good health, positive educational outcomes or reach one's economic potential."



Read the rest here:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/06/22/96322/obama-administration-vows-to-end.html

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bwa hahahahaha....

I suppose that if the entire population of the US becomes homeless, then they can invent some new politically correct name for it that will create a positive impression.

Gordon Brown and NuLabour did this in our recent General Election by using the election slogan 'A Future Fair For All'

Well, if EVERYONE is destitute and ruined, then that's FAIR isn't it?

Welcome to the twisted mindset of Socialism

Obama is a Marxist, pure and simple. It's incredible that the corporate media managed to sell him to the American people so successfully. Don't underestimate the 'social engineers.' They can sell ice to eskimos. The majority of people out there are so incapable of thinking for themselves, they are cannon fodder.

[Mattsa]

Hey, It's categorizing them... The House-less People.

YouTube - GEORGE CARLIN on Homelessness and Golf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSRCjG-VLk)

Carlin was a genius

I only discovered him by accident because he is very carefully excluded from any media coverage in the UK. Carlin is way too honest and truthful for a British audience. He might plant the seed of doubt into the morons we have living here.

[teacherone]

Carlin was a genius

I only discovered him by accident because he is very carefully excluded from any media coverage in the UK. Carlin is way too honest and truthful for a British audience. He might plant the seed of doubt into the morons we have living here.

that video promotes class warfare and the confiscation of private property.

socialists and communists everywhere give it two thumbs up.

[Krugerrand]

I'd be much easier to redefine the park benches as their homes - an instant end to homelessness.

[sevin]

I believe him and I think he can do it. Their new homes will be FEMA camps. :(

[Brooklyn Red Leg]

As I'm currently homeless due to stupid Mortgage laws, I want to know how exactly this assclown is going to 'end homelessness'. Its because of government meddling that jobs are scarcer now and its DEFINITELY because of government meddling that I'm homeless as mortgages are the equivalent of serfdom due to excessive interest rates.

[Corto_Maltese]

OMG, why havent anyone thought of it before? 74 pages and the will to do it, and its done :)

[Elwar]

Homelessness will be made illegal.

[Krugerrand]

As I'm currently homeless due to stupid Mortgage laws, I want to know how exactly this assclown is going to 'end homelessness'. Its because of government meddling that jobs are scarcer now and its DEFINITELY because of government meddling that I'm homeless as mortgages are the equivalent of serfdom due to excessive interest rates.

I suspect the solution would be to pass a law requiring everybody to have their place of residence registered with the government. This way, when the police state checks on you and says "papers please" you must produce your electronically verifiable place of residence identification or you go to jail. Then, the jail becomes your place of residence.

[moostraks]

Homelessness will be made illegal.

exactly...

[Philhelm]

Homelessness will be made illegal.

Brilliant! You should work for the government; you would advancve quickly! :D

[Brian4Liberty]

That may be many of them, but just as many are there because they have serious mental problems. But the plan says they are gonna move all the drug addicts and schizos into section 8 housing, solved!

Yep, a lot of different reasons for homelessness. Hate to say it, but maybe they need to re-open some of the mental hospitals that they closed...

[amonasro]

Oh yeah, I like this idea A LOT :rolleyes:

[constituent]

meh, they'll just redefine "homelessness" and then require everyone to maintain a "permanent address" on file with the fed.

homelessness over.

[Philhelm]

meh, they'll just redefine "homelessness" and then require everyone to maintain a "permanent address" on file with the fed.

homelessness over.



In all seriousness, it wouldn't surprise me these days. Much like the manipulated unemployment statistics. Our world is such a joke, and sometimes I feel that I live in the Matrix.

[roho76]

If I remember kindergarten math correctly that's three terms.

[HOLLYWOOD]

I suspect the solution would be to pass a law requiring everybody to have their place of residence registered with the government. This way, when the police state checks on you and says "papers please" you must produce your electronically verifiable place of residence identification or you go to jail. Then, the jail becomes your place of residence.


They already do... States do it via Property Taxes, the FEDs do it via your IRS tax returns.

Defy either one and see who comes to your mailbox and then your front door.

[aravoth]

Socialists are the most greedy mother fuckers on the planet. Always after someone else's shit.

God damn Soviets...

[Matt Collins]

What an idiot. Extended homelessness is usually the result of the behavior of the individual, not circumstances beyond their control

[Krugerrand]

They already do... States do it via Property Taxes, the FEDs do it via your IRS tax returns.

Defy either one and see who comes to your mailbox and then your front door.

That's only if they know which front door is yours. Thus, expect a law to require your front door registered with the government and to be required to have papers to prove it on request.

[RonPaulwillWin]

Rated 5 stars for the lulz :D

[Austrian Econ Disciple]

Socialists are the most greedy mother fuckers on the planet. Always after someone else's shit.

God damn Soviets...

::clench fists:: Otto Von Bismarck. :mad:

[MelissaWV]

If I remember kindergarten math correctly that's three terms.

Thread winner.

Obama won't be in charge in 2020. If he magically were, it would mean an incredible crisis so large that people won't remember this pledge. Since he won't be, he will blame whoever's in office at that time for not fulfilling his dream. It will make him potentially, temporarily, relevent again.