"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:03:35 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>><sf> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:05:01 -0400, blake murphy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> >On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:43:00 -0700, sf wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:54:46 -0700, "Nexis" > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>>True...but many wouldn't feel they need to if they had other options.
>>> >>>Obviously there are people who will be criminals no matter what...
>>> >>
>>> >>Not necessarily. We don't have a caste system. Everyone has a chance
>>> >>to succeed here.
>>> >>
>>> >>>but there
>>> >>>are plenty of others resorting to stealing because they don't see
>>another
>>> >>>choice.
>>> >>
>>> >>Honestly, I think those days are over in the united states (let's just
>>> >>keep this to legal citizens and not kitchen sink it). IMO: There is
>>> >>no more crime due to lack of choices. In my city, we have too many
>>> >>social outreach programs for that excuse to hold water anymore.
>>> >
>>> >and those programs are so well-funded they never have to turn anyone
>>> >away? where do you live?
>>> >
>>> Food programs, no. Drug programs have a waiting list.
>>
>>
>>Here's still another reason for blake to hate those Heartless Repuglycans:
>>
>>
>>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/us/30homeless.html
>>
>>July 30, 2008
>>
>>U.S. Reports Drop in Homeless Population
>>
>>By RACHEL L. SWARNS
>>
>>'WASHINGTON - The number of chronically homeless people living in the
>>nation
>>'s streets and shelters has dropped by about 30 percent - to 123,833 from
>>175,914 - between 2005 and 2007, Bush administration officials said on
>>Tuesday.
>>
>
> based on seven year's experience, i don't trust a ****ing word the
> bush administration say. you'll forgive me if i don't bend down to
> kiss his ass.
>

Leave it to Greg to use this source. It's like citing a society of chimps on
nuclear fission.