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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I & my kids are going to go be “homeless” in Bethesda so that they can go to BCC or Whitman.[/quote]

NP and that’s kind of a fantastic idea.  If I live in a field in boundary for Mitch in DC for the month of June I could enroll my kid there.  Anyone can pitch a tent anywhere they want on public land.  [/quote]

Ahhh. You guys have no idea.

Number one, you can’t just “go sign up for services.” You would get various appointments during which it would be very clear to the people assessing your need that you are full of sh*t and don’t need services. You would have to lie about so much that will be transparent.

It’s like you people think that it’s easy to live on the streets and obvious to accept services. It’s not that simple and there are a ton of complicating factors for people experiencing homelessness of all kinds. In any event, please do not waste the time and resources of a system that is already struggling to meet the needs of people with BS claims that you’re homeless so your kids can go to rich kid schools. It’s disgusting and not the funny joke you clearly thought it was. [/quote]

People impoverish themselves all the time to take advantage of government services. In Arlington a large number of affordable elderly housing units are taken up by the parents of rich immigrants who impoverish their parents so that they can live at reduced costs.    [/quote]

Please provide citations for these claims or I will assume you are making sh*t up.

That said, one of the main reasons that THE DC GOVT is not opening homeless concentration camps in rural VIRGINIA should be clear to almost anyone who thinks about it with any degree of critical thinking skill. DC provides services in DC. Should DC just not have any services because it is too expensive to be homeless in DC? Are you suggesting that DC should deport people who are otherwise citizens of DC (by virtue of receiving DC govt services) to another jurisdiction?

Basically, these are emotional arguments never adequately backed up by policy recommendations. You have no idea how to deal with jurisdiction issues or constitutional issues or effectiveness. I truly don’t understand why you think your opinion has any value. [/quote]

NP but you are pretty naive if you don’t think people hide cash, change the ownership of a home, etc. to get governmental services.  It’s actually quite a smart move.[/quote]

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