McLean going downhill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A person is so desperate that they are begging for a few dollars in the cold in the street while you live in million dollar homes and drive a warm car and YOU complain? You are vile.

It’s that attitude that empowers people to panhandle rather than get an entry level job at Aldi or Safeway. It’s more profitable to stand around with a sign when you don’t have to pay taxes on cash.

You need a permanent address to get a bank account and you need a bank account to get a lot of jobs and you can't get a permanent address if you don't have a job.

But I bet that panhandler has worked harder in their life than you ever have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A person is so desperate that they are begging for a few dollars in the cold in the street while you live in million dollar homes and drive a warm car and YOU complain? You are vile.

+1

Invite them home for dinner and see what kind of reaction you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A person is so desperate that they are begging for a few dollars in the cold in the street while you live in million dollar homes and drive a warm car and YOU complain? You are vile.

It’s that attitude that empowers people to panhandle rather than get an entry level job at Aldi or Safeway. It’s more profitable to stand around with a sign when you don’t have to pay taxes on cash.

You need a permanent address to get a bank account and you need a bank account to get a lot of jobs and you can't get a permanent address if you don't have a job.

But I bet that panhandler has worked harder in their life than you ever have.

+1. People tend to forget, ignore the inner struggles of others while never bothering to examine their own conduct. Once they get a few bucks in the pocket, they look down on others. People on McLean streets may be begging - they are neither forcing you to give nor stealing, threatening. On the other hand, I personally know more than a few “high class folk” in McLean who routinely steal from their clients, patients, customers, business partners.

[Anonymous]

Does OP actually think this is a new problem, or is this just the latest thing they've decided to complaint about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parts of McLean have been an eye sore for multiple decades. You’re just now noticing it. It’s an area with an undeserved reputation. It’s slightly nicer Springfield with pockets of incredible wealth.

+1. McLean is definitely a mixed bag in terms of desirability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parts of McLean have been an eye sore for multiple decades. You’re just now noticing it. It’s an area with an undeserved reputation. It’s slightly nicer Springfield with pockets of incredible wealth.

+1. McLean is definitely a mixed bag in terms of desirability.

Really? I hear that said more often about Great Falls these days, given that some areas there are closer to the Herndon than McLean middle and high schools.

Expect to pay top dollar for any single-family neighborhood in McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A person is so desperate that they are begging for a few dollars in the cold in the street while you live in million dollar homes and drive a warm car and YOU complain? You are vile.

It’s that attitude that empowers people to panhandle rather than get an entry level job at Aldi or Safeway. It’s more profitable to stand around with a sign when you don’t have to pay taxes on cash.

You need a permanent address to get a bank account and you need a bank account to get a lot of jobs and you can't get a permanent address if you don't have a job.

But I bet that panhandler has worked harder in their life than you ever have.

You can use a P.O. Box or the address of the shelter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parts of McLean have been an eye sore for multiple decades. You’re just now noticing it. It’s an area with an undeserved reputation. It’s slightly nicer Springfield with pockets of incredible wealth.

+1. McLean is definitely a mixed bag in terms of desirability.

Could we please denigrate McLean more?

It would be nice if I could buy a 1950s ranch there because it is half way between my work in DC and DH’s work in Reston. We cannot afford to buy there right now. We really could benefit if prices would drop about 10%. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A person is so desperate that they are begging for a few dollars in the cold in the street while you live in million dollar homes and drive a warm car and YOU complain? You are vile.

It’s that attitude that empowers people to panhandle rather than get an entry level job at Aldi or Safeway. It’s more profitable to stand around with a sign when you don’t have to pay taxes on cash.

No, mostly mental health issues.

[Anonymous]

Pleas for sympathy here a based on a belief that government-provided support is insufficient, a dubious proposition in view of the high taxes in Fairfax County and the existence of plenty of shelters and social services.

If you think government support is not in fact adequate, you can always voluntarily add to your taxes so the government can do even more. Or you can give money directly to people who are addicted, mentally ill, or who are con men and women, in the optimistic belief that they will spend it wisely and helpfully.

[Anonymous]

IMHO, both Mclean and Bethesda threads have noting to do with either of the locations but with a topic that's better discussed in the Political forums or Local DC metro politics. It's about panhandling and homelessness, etc, e.g. social issues the entire metro area is facing. It's irrelevant to discuss this here because there isn't a single area of DC metro (or any other major metro areas TBH) that does not have this problem. Both threads are distracting to click on when they essentially discuss one topic that doesn't belong on the RE forum.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think there’s much doubt that McLean will go downhill with the rest of the region. Many jobs will be lost in both the government and private industry, and many will leave the area. A lot of people come here for jobs, but that will change. You can argue whether that’s a good or bad thing in the long run I guess. But if you’re in the market for a house you should wait a couple of years or so and snap up some bargains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there’s much doubt that McLean will go downhill with the rest of the region. Many jobs will be lost in both the government and private industry, and many will leave the area. A lot of people come here for jobs, but that will change. You can argue whether that’s a good or bad thing in the long run I guess. But if you’re in the market for a house you should wait a couple of years or so and snap up some bargains.

That's one hypothesis. The opposite is just as likely to happen. Things remaining the same is just as likely to happen. In other words, nobody knows. The way it appears now despite the previous messaging: In no way Trump's administration and DOGE and an army of tech billionaires are making it about reducing spending, if anything it's increase in spending. They want to do more, not less. How do you "revamp" stuff without creating extra jobs? and many of these jobs will be in IT/tech sector which isn't the lowest paying compared to Fed jobs being lost. The only way you could be possibly right is if they decide to "shut down" DC altogether and migrate new jobs elsewhere with all the work done remotely. But they want RTO and to fill empty DC DT offices that are paid for but underutilized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there’s much doubt that McLean will go downhill with the rest of the region. Many jobs will be lost in both the government and private industry, and many will leave the area. A lot of people come here for jobs, but that will change. You can argue whether that’s a good or bad thing in the long run I guess. But if you’re in the market for a house you should wait a couple of years or so and snap up some bargains.

That's one hypothesis. The opposite is just as likely to happen. Things remaining the same is just as likely to happen. In other words, nobody knows. The way it appears now despite the previous messaging: In no way Trump's administration and DOGE and an army of tech billionaires are making it about reducing spending, if anything it's increase in spending. They want to do more, not less. How do you "revamp" stuff without creating extra jobs? and many of these jobs will be in IT/tech sector which isn't the lowest paying compared to Fed jobs being lost. The only way you could be possibly right is if they decide to "shut down" DC altogether and migrate new jobs elsewhere with all the work done remotely. But they want RTO and to fill empty DC DT offices that are paid for but underutilized.

I’ve heard they want to export around 30% of the fed jobs to other states. Plus it seems they will be eliminating many others. Then there will be the loss of people who won’t tolerate the conditions being imposed on them, like ratting on coworkers, RTO and such. The ones who can will find new jobs elsewhere. The ripple effect on other businesses and sectors will be quite significant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there’s much doubt that McLean will go downhill with the rest of the region. Many jobs will be lost in both the government and private industry, and many will leave the area. A lot of people come here for jobs, but that will change. You can argue whether that’s a good or bad thing in the long run I guess. But if you’re in the market for a house you should wait a couple of years or so and snap up some bargains.

+1. I agree 100%. I was going to buy this year, but I now think I really need to give things some time to shake out. The disruption that's about to occur to this area is going to be dramatic, and I think people are in denial.