Anyone here have any attempts to solve the problem, or just typical partisan politics finger-pointing?

 

It's an election year....what do you think.

It's an election year....what do you think.

 

Keep taxes low and limit government regulation to allow companies to do what they do best, be productive and give the consumer a quality product at a resonable price. When people buy companies expand and hire workers.

 

We need to allow for school vouchers to give parents more of a choice, as many schools, particularly in the major cities of our country, are failing to get the job done. If you a take a close look when cities have magnet type, many of the 1st in line are minority parents wanting a better opportunity for their children. I mention this as some say vouchers are a form a discrimination.

 

Keep government as a protector of our rights, not an entity of trying to micro-manage everyone's life. Where is T. Roosvelt and his Square Deal when we need it? He wanted a level playing field for everyone, black and white, what happened in your life was then up to you.

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Being a student labeled homeless is somewhat vague.

You could be living with a relative and be considered homeless.

 

That kinda caught my eye as well.

Keep taxes low and limit government regulation to allow companies to do what they do best, be productive and give the consumer a quality product at a resonable price. When people buy companies expand and hire workers.

 

We need to allow for school vouchers to give parents more of a choice, as many schools, particularly in the major cities of our country, are failing to get the job done. If you a take a close look when cities have magnet type, many of the 1st in line are minority parents wanting a better opportunity for their children. I mention this as some say vouchers are a form a discrimination.

 

Keep government as a protector of our rights, not an entity of trying to micro-manage everyone's life. Where is T. Roosvelt and his Square Deal when we need it? He wanted a level playing field for everyone, black and white, what happened in your life was then up to you.

 

 

I agree with much of what you said. Government should serve the community keep it safe and operating properly, but I don't feel that the government should be a person source of income or shelter their entire life. Unless they have some sort of a disability or LEGITIMATE reason that they can't provide for themselves or their family.

I have been reading up on economic downturns today and an economics professor by the name of Anderson said that one of the reasons the Great Depression lasted as long as it did was taking investment money from business owners in the form of higher taxes. And it still would be the wrong thing to do. Our economy will turn it self around, it always does, just leave it alone. We will also help those in need to get by.

 

I normally tend to agree with you on the bolded part. The only potential problem I see is that for the first time our economy has taken a dive while jobs are being sent en masse overseas. In the past, we could always count on the economy to rise back up because there were plenty of "good paying" jobs for the average American. Jobs that are lost to foreign soil are being replaced, just not with the quality of jobs that left.

 

I hope that the economy makes a return to it's peak after a quick run through the valley, but will the global economy ever allow it to get as high as it once was?

I know kids whose behavior has been so bad, run-ins with the police and have been sent away but now back with parents, torn up parents homes with fits and fights, cussing and stealing from their parents.

 

And the parents have kicked them out of the house because the 17-year old refuses to behave and the courts don't support the parents in trying to discipline a 17-year old young man who thinks he can just do whatever and get by with it.

 

I guess they are homeless.

 

I know of many kids who have run away and are homeless because they didn't want to do what they wanted to do and weren't going to listen to anything their stupid parents have to say.

 

They are too.

 

There are some great kids out there in some horrible situations.

And there are some horrible kids out there in some great situations who don't realize how good they have it.

Being a student labeled homeless is somewhat vague.

You could be living with a relative and be considered homeless.

 

You could be correct.

 

I will tell you this: Louisville has a very fast-rising number of homeless families. It's the fastest growing segment of homelessness. Right now, Wayside Christian Mission is searching for a new facility, as they had out grown their facility for Women and children on Market Street. They had a plan for expansion there, but were unable to reach an agreement with neighboorhood businesses that would work for all. They recently entertained the idea of purchasing the recently vacated Mercy High School, but are meeting resistance there by residents who have concerns.

 

Let's say 1/2 of the ~7600 students who were reported being homeless in June are living in a temporary situation with relatives or friends. That still leaves ~3800 truely homeless kids living in shelters, or maybe even less safe condidtions. Let's say that the number is 1/3...that's still ~2500. Isn't that still an awful lot?

You could be correct.

 

I will tell you this: Louisville has a very fast-rising number of homeless families. It's the fastest growing segment of homelessness. Right now, Wayside Christian Mission is searching for a new facility, as they had out grown their facility for Women and children on Market Street. They had a plan for expansion there, but were unable to reach an agreement with neighboorhood businesses that would work for all. They recently entertained the idea of purchasing the recently vacated Mercy High School, but are meeting resistance there by residents who have concerns.

 

Let's say 1/2 of the ~7600 students who were reported being homeless in June are living in a temporary situation with relatives or friends. That still leaves ~3800 truely homeless kids living in shelters, or maybe even less safe condidtions. Let's say that the number is 1/3...that's still ~2500. Isn't that still an awful lot?

 

Yes it is.

Very sad.

I hope the churches in your communities are going to great strains to help these people.

 

NOT ALL, but some of the homeless are former students who did not need no stinking education because of this or that. They are where they are because of their disdain of an education.

 

Those in school today who are on that same path need to understand that and not make the same mistakes that was made to put the homeless where they presently are.

Yes it is.

Very sad.

I hope the churches in your communities are going to great strains to help these people.

 

NOT ALL, but some of the homeless are former students who did not need no stinking education because of this or that. They are where they are because of their disdain of an education.

 

Those in school today who are on that same path need to understand that and not make the same mistakes that was made to put the homeless where they presently are.

 

 

Please don't have a stroke on me, LBBC. :eek:

Please don't have a stroke on me, LBBC. :eek:

 

Just wanted to be very clear that I was not lumping all homeless together.

I figure someone will still miss the part in the red, enlarged and bolded.

Rockmom

I understand what you're saying but I still have a hard time buying 3,800. If they line up 3,800 homeless people I'll believe it. I know how easily statistics can be skewed, all of us do. This just seems like it may be a little off. Like if you don't list a permanent address; because alot of college students don't want mail going to a "permanent address", so suddenly they're "homeless". Just speculation, but it seems a very likely scenario.

Rockmom

I understand what you're saying but I still have a hard time buying 3,800. If they line up 3,800 homeless people I'll believe it. I know how easily statistics can be skewed, all of us do. This just seems like it may be a little off. Like if you don't list a permanent address; because alot of college students don't want mail going to a "permanent address", so suddenly they're "homeless". Just speculation, but it seems a very likely scenario.

 

The article linked is written about elementary, middle and high school.

I flat out do not believe that there are 3800, or 7600, high school or younger age children in Jefferson County who are living on the street.

 

Just because a report publishes foreclosure statistics does not automatically mean that those foreclosed upon are living on the streets. They live with relatives, they rent, they do something else, but they are not living out of their cars. If there was a concomitant report from the Cabinet for Families and Children or from any of the local shelters reporting a swelling in the size of residence populations, the report might be more believable, but since there is not I would say that the report is probably generated for other reasons.

... but as I continue to read the BGP pundits say that the economy isn't that bad ...

When our elected officials fall all over themselves to give taxpayers a rebate under the guise of an "economic stimulus package," it's safe to say the economy isn't rolling along seamlessly.

 

Heck, for over a year we had to listen to right-wing pundits tell us the economy was sound because the stock market was doing so well. Unfortunately, the majority of Americans' financial well-being has nothing to do with the stock market.