On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:06:24 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>cybercat wrote:
>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 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.
>
>
>Natcherly you and blake aer blinded by hatred and so CAN'T come up with
>anything to refute that news article, mon petit cumsquat..."par for the
>course", one must say...
>
>
><sigh>

the bush administration has a long history of suppressing or 'editing'
information unfavorable to it. you'd know this if you were paying
attention at all. find me some other source saying homelessness is
down and i might listen.

blake