Fact: america has a steady population of homeless veterans and youthFact: america needs to find an alternative to foreign oil in the energy marketSuggestion: american homeless are to be rounded up and burned to power turbines and create renewable energy
A lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.
Also for the few programs there are, the requirements are usually so strict that good people who genuinely need help get thrown out because they didn't meet some stupid arbitrary requirement. People are pushed into this fight or die mode until they reach this point of no return where they do start resorting to drugs and crime, develop mental problems, etc before these "wonderful programs decide that they're finally eligible. And boom, you've got people that will be stuck in that system forever now because they're broken and useless.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.
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Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:19:50 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:17:19 PMAlso for the few programs there are, the requirements are usually so strict that good people who genuinely need help get thrown out because they didn't meet some stupid arbitrary requirement. People are pushed into this fight or die mode until they reach this point of no return where they do start resorting to drugs and crime, develop mental problems, etc before these "wonderful programs decide that they're finally eligible. And boom, you've got people that will be stuck in that system forever now because they're broken and useless.So you're saying that if we relooked at and changed the requirements we could fix a lot of problems? I can agree with that.Absolutely. There's so many people that need help, and a long list of reasons as to why. The problem is that the programs buy in place are only meant to assist the people in the absolute worst conditions, i.e. the point of no return. If you were about to go homeless and tried looking for help, there's no such thing. Welfare, sure, but nothing to really help you figure out how to get your life back together if you're in a position of poverty.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:17:19 PMAlso for the few programs there are, the requirements are usually so strict that good people who genuinely need help get thrown out because they didn't meet some stupid arbitrary requirement. People are pushed into this fight or die mode until they reach this point of no return where they do start resorting to drugs and crime, develop mental problems, etc before these "wonderful programs decide that they're finally eligible. And boom, you've got people that will be stuck in that system forever now because they're broken and useless.So you're saying that if we relooked at and changed the requirements we could fix a lot of problems? I can agree with that.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :I
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?
Execute them. Why are we discussing this?
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?
Round them up and put them into groups of 100. Have that group fight each other to the death, leaving 1 winner. Place the winners in groups of 100, rinse and repeat until only one remains. Pay him a million a year afterwards.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:23:11 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?I've met a lot of people from going to events, meetings, lunches, and discussion groups nonstop last summer, I relate to people based on my own experiences, and now that I'm back in college I'm the Vice President of the GSA. So basically, I know people. And I know people who know people. Facebook does help, but really only if it's people who are already actively involved.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:30:32 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:28:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:23:11 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?I've met a lot of people from going to events, meetings, lunches, and discussion groups nonstop last summer, I relate to people based on my own experiences, and now that I'm back in college I'm the Vice President of the GSA. So basically, I know people. And I know people who know people. Facebook does help, but really only if it's people who are already actively involved.Once I figure this all out and deice to move forward, we should work together. Here's the kicker: this is only people within my local county.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:28:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:23:11 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?I've met a lot of people from going to events, meetings, lunches, and discussion groups nonstop last summer, I relate to people based on my own experiences, and now that I'm back in college I'm the Vice President of the GSA. So basically, I know people. And I know people who know people. Facebook does help, but really only if it's people who are already actively involved.Once I figure this all out and deice to move forward, we should work together.
Quote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:33:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:31:32 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:30:32 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:28:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:23:11 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?I've met a lot of people from going to events, meetings, lunches, and discussion groups nonstop last summer, I relate to people based on my own experiences, and now that I'm back in college I'm the Vice President of the GSA. So basically, I know people. And I know people who know people. Facebook does help, but really only if it's people who are already actively involved.Once I figure this all out and deice to move forward, we should work together. Here's the kicker: this is only people within my local county.Why not start there?Err, if you feel like flying over to SoCal, sure.
Quote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:31:32 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:30:32 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:28:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:23:11 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:15:58 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:10:14 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 02:06:18 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 02:02:07 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:49:15 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:38:00 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:35:02 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:31:53 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:28:42 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:22:12 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:20:03 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:15:29 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:12:19 PMQuote from: Death on January 29, 2016, 01:11:09 PMQuote from: Kal on January 29, 2016, 01:06:17 PMA lot of the people I met while homeless weren't drug addicted or insane, just part of marginalized minorities, veterans, had too many medical bills, fired/let go from their jobs, or like I was: thrown out after coming out.What about those people? More often than not there aren't any programs to help those people back on their feet. The only reason I was able to get out of that quicker than most others is because I started volunteering at nonprofits while homeless and made friends along the way which scored me couches to sleep on rather than shelters and the sidewalks, where most of the others tend to end up.'marginalized minorities' are normally easier to help than the mass majority. So that being said, I'm sure we could fix up some type of programs to help them out. Such as housing or jobs.I'll wait for you to figure out where you're going to get that funding.Oh, you're Nuka. Took me a second. Funding? There's a lot of misplaced money here and there. Lots of worthless wars and certain taxes. If we just went over how our funds are expended we'd be able to spend our money more smartly and have a lot of money left over.See that's what everyone says until they get down to actually doing shit. You know how money for this kind of stuff is decided by? Politics. You know what happens then?Absolutely nothing. They use the funding for something else in the fine print. Every time.That what I'm saying though! MISPLACED MONEY. It should not be decided by politics and it shouldn't be going to less important things.When there's budget cuts in any city/state, guess what's the first thing to get cut, often times without anyone even being told? You guessed it.Until you go in and lobby for this shit yourself you can keep keyboard warrioring all you want about how all you need to do is put the money in the right place, but it's not going to do anything. This is a city by city issue and it can't be solved on a national scale, let alone state.I'd be willing to be a politician and have this as one of my main points. I just wish I knew how to become one. :IThe better thing to do would be to organize a grassroots group. You get people going for a cause, and you can pick up more steam when you hit the City Council. Like I said, it's a city by city issue and every single one will probably try to handle it differently.Dang...city to city?? I guess that makes sense though! Slowly change an entire state then use it as an example to others. Creating these groups though, do I start it on the city's facebook page lol?Facebook? Hah, good luck with that. See my other post. People who don't know what it's like will very easily dismiss the entire issue. You have to go down to the impoverished areas or where marginalized communities gather. It's easy for me because I just look for any LGBT centered groups, and there's a fairly large presence where I live so you find people on all walks of life. Meet people face to face and get involved in the lifestyle, the events. Find other organizations, and figure out that way how to mold a new grassroots group.The only reason I had the time and ability to do as much as I did is because I was fucking homeless. It's not like I had anything better to do, so my entire life went into random causes. And there were a lot of other people like me who did the same.So, I take a sop box into these communities, pump them up, and get a following. Once I have the following I can document their feelings and thoughts. Present them to other communities and businesses and get more backing from that. Once I have the homeless communities and some organizations I take it to the city??I like this. I will do it.Something like that, though be aware that there more likely than not already are groups and organizations in the more prominent cities. They'd just be doing things differently, so evaluate that and figure out what other needs there are. It's not a one person job though, none of these things can be done alone. You need a network.Would it be possible to unite the groups under my ideas or do you think their agenda would get in the way??That's good though, before I make my moves I would research as much as I could so I don't go in blind and have some sort of direction. Hm, a network. Maybe I could get a few friends that are good at public speaking or something. What would make a good network?You're going into their community. You need to see what they want and need. You're only one person, and an outsider at that. Grassroots groups do tend to work together but don't think that you can just jump in and steer them in a direction you want them to go. And yes having good public speakers is important..You have a good point, I should show some respect before I try and steer the ship-tend to their needs first. Who would you have in your network if you were going to try and attempt a complete change like I'm fixing to do?I've met a lot of people from going to events, meetings, lunches, and discussion groups nonstop last summer, I relate to people based on my own experiences, and now that I'm back in college I'm the Vice President of the GSA. So basically, I know people. And I know people who know people. Facebook does help, but really only if it's people who are already actively involved.Once I figure this all out and deice to move forward, we should work together. Here's the kicker: this is only people within my local county.Why not start there?
Goddamn you're so cuuuuuuuute
NAZI death camps
Let's figure out a solution to America's Homeless problem.
