The Core

I'm not convinced that 40 acres and a mule will be enough to satisfy people.  These are modern minds and will require entertainments - bread and circuses to keep them quiet.

Markets can adjust.  Government regulations about employment, taxes, subsidies can all change.  But it might get ugly.

>The question is what we do when they are in the majority?
Exactly, that's the issue. That group is not going to change methods, but grow and continue on.

>Lets be honest, we are already at that stage. Many parts of town we just ignore or don't drive through.

The above came to mind while I was reading this:

"Fort Lauderdale's ordinance took effect Friday, and the city passed a slew of laws addressing homelessness in recent months. They ban people from leaving their belongings unattended, outlaw panhandling at medians and strengthen defecation and urination laws, according to Michael Stoops, director of community organizing for the National Coalition for the Homeless.

"I've never seen a city pass so many laws in such a short period of time," said Stoops, who testified at a City Council hearing on the issue.

Other cities are conducting routine homeless sweeps while some have launched anti-panhandling campaigns, according to the coalition. And many laws continue to target public feedings.

In Houston, groups need written consent to feed the homeless in public, or they face a $2,000 fine. Organizations in Columbia, South Carolina, must pay $150 for a permit more than two weeks in advance to feed the homeless in city parks.

In Orlando, an ordinance requires groups to get a permit to feed 25 or more people in parks in a downtown district. Groups are limited to two permits per year for each park."

http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Feeding-the-homeless-Act-of-charity-or-a-crime-5875172.php

seriously? things like that make me so angry.

Its a bit of a pity that some of those people gawking in the background didn't step in and carry on serving, to be honest.

We have tens of thousands of elementary school buildings standing empty for the evenng. Or churches --damn, in the South we have more Baptist churches than Maryland has liquor stores (that's a *LOT*, eurotrash).  We need to use them to help.

But I'm conflicted on the use of parks. Don't get me wrong, but it's sort of like feeding the pigeons. I know of one park that has essentially become a trash-filled hangout because the churches fed the homeless there.

> laws to make people even less cared for

'Out of sight and out of mind' (and not out of my budget) is what these laws are trying to do.  But if this thread is on-target, as I believe it is, the problem is going to increase to the point where it won't stay hidden.

>simplification

What happens, though, is (to modify a term) "class flight" and the public area loses its intended users.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2016/11/21/wal-marts-dallas-optical-lab-loses-91-jobs-automation