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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2014, 03:01 AM Jan 2014

Frigid "Polar Vortex" Puts Homeless in Extreme Danger

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Adam Schneider: Cities have taken action to house their homeless populations in the face of record cold temperatures, but fail to prevent and end homelessness.

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Frigid "Polar Vortex" Puts Homeless in Extreme Danger (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 OP

What an unfriendly, uncaring word Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 #1

What has that to do with cutting food stamps? delrem Jan 2014 #2

I call this tactic a soft genocide. savannah43 Jan 2014 #3

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

1. What an unfriendly, uncaring word

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 03:21 AM

Jan 2014

"DISINVESTMENT!" A steady rise of disinvestment in affordable housing for decades.

delrem

(9,688 posts)

2. What has that to do with cutting food stamps?

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 03:23 AM

Jan 2014

Nothing. "food stamps" and "polar votex" are totally different.

For myself, I totally support any bipartisan effort to cut food stamps. Where better to cut?

But otherwise I care deeply.

savannah43

(575 posts)

3. I call this tactic a soft genocide.

Reply to Iwillnevergiveup (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 07:56 PM

Jan 2014

The 1% want a clearer view of their property.

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