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Category Archives: Homelessness
Hospitals, Housing, and a Failure of Governance
It appears that hospitals are getting into the housing the homeless business (boldface mine): In the first half of this year alone, the hospital treated more than 100 long-term patients. All had a medical issue that led to their initial … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Healthcare, Homelessness, Housing
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The Nextdoor Presidency
When the left, construed very broadly, fails at governance (which isn’t the same as legislating), it creates room for very bad actors to offer superficial solutions which lead to very bad things. But I’m getting ahead of myself. By ‘Nextdoor’ … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Democrats, Homelessness, Housing
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Camps for the Homeless and the Political Consequences of Failed Governance
Recently, Trump has tried to make homelessness in cities a political issue. Of course, being Trump, his solution is horrible, as it involves shipping the homeless to camps–and this has gone beyond the bullshitting stage, with officials touring unused federal … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democrats, Fucking Morons, Homelessness, Housing
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I Believe In Providing Shelter But Mayor Bowser Seems To Have Turned This Into Graft
Despite my many criticisms of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, I thought one of her redeeming qualities is her commitment to housing the homeless. And when she recently unveiled her plan, I thought it was pretty good. While the housing would … Continue reading
Posted in Bidness, DC, Homelessness, Housing
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Giving Bowser Credit Where It’s Due: D.C.’s Housing the Homeless Proposal
While I’ve ripped into D.C.‘s Mayor Muriel Bowser several times–deservedly so–she deserves kudos for her plan to end homelessness in D.C. An overview (boldface mine): The mayor said she will ask the D.C. Council to change a city law that … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Human Decency, DC, Homelessness, Housing
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Solving Homelessness Isn’t Hard, But Feeling Good About Ourselves While Doing So Is
A while ago, I noted that ending poverty isn’t that hard to do, but we get hung up on pseudo-moral issues that prevent us from doing so. Over at Digby’s joint, thereisnospoon makes a similar point about homelessness and housing … Continue reading
Posted in Basic Human Decency, Homelessness, Housing
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A Sign of Our Times
Observed last night at the corner of Exeter and Boylston Streets, Back Bay, and noted without further comment:
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What Deficit Reductionism Really Means: Sending the Disabled to Homeless Shelters
Yes, we have left no sense of decency.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Homelessness, Public Health
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Some More Thoughts Regarding Poverty and Education
We can remedy problems related to poverty, even if not perfectly and not for all children, all of the time. But, instead, we target the shibboleth of teacher quality, even though it plays a small role in outcomes, relative to poverty.
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Posted in Education, Homelessness, Hunger
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Homelessness, Streptococcus, and the Need for Vaccination
The homeless are thirty times more likely to be diagnosed with pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, for which there is an effective vaccine, than the population at large.
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Posted in Homelessness, Public Health, Vaccination
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