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re: Section 8 is a curse

Posted on 8/24/14 at 10:40 pm to
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
36515 posts
Posted on 8/24/14 at 10:40 pm to
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We should be empowering people not enabling them.


We've enabled ourselves into the frickin poorhouse.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
41977 posts
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:24 pm to
There's an organization here in Bham called The Jimmy Hale Mission. They are a faith based non-profit that works with homeless men and women on a variety of issues like drug rehab, job training, and other skills. I did some work for them many years ago. The director told me that there was a percentage of people that were always gonna be homeless. He also said that the worst thing you could do for them was enable them through handouts and alike.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
4732 posts
Posted on 8/24/14 at 11:31 pm to
Truth. I struggle with the whole concept of rewarding failure. I know it's disguised as helping disadvantaged. It always starts there -good intentions. Then it gets into "where do you draw the lines" and then "who draws them". Not a good exercise to implement from afar in my opinion. Bring those decisions closer to home and you get more accountability.
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