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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is plenty of cheap land to be had near the MD/PA border, in southern MD and near Prince William County. Build clean, safe, spacious housing for the homeless there & have them live there only. Bus them to & from DC.[/quote]
This sounds very similar to the Florida and Texas plan for the undocumented.[/quote]

DC can charter buses as easily as Florida and Texas. Trade them homeless for refugees wanting to work [/quote]
More than half of the homeless work.[/quote]

In this scenario what is defined as “homeless” and what is defined as “work”. In my state you have to list you work to be eligible for food stamps (or you have to go to classes no one wants to go to). A lot of guys doing “odd jobs” and self reporting hours. Just saying, I don’t think pretending that people living in tent communities are also working regular hours at the local cvs is doing anyone any favors.

There is a desperate need for institutionalization for the chronically homeless residing on sidewalks. But, also, I don’t think these people “don’t want to work”, I think they are unable to due to completely debilitating mental health and addiction issues. [/quote]

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