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limpyhobbler

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16. Maybe the homeless are just dying. They have been getting kind of old.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 11:03 AM

Aug 2013

The laws have been getting tighter making it harder for them to survive, pushing them out of places where they used to squat, and stuff like that. Maybe it's killing them?

Also the front edge of the population bubble is in it's 60s now. Maybe the homeless baby boomers are dying because it's hard out there on the streets if you're old.

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"The Astonishing Decline of Homelessness in America" [View all] applegrove Aug 2013 OP

KnR Hekate Aug 2013 #1

I had no idea...good for W too. I didn't think he had it in him. dkf Aug 2013 #2

But sequestration may ruin all the progress. The GOP likes the example of pain at rock bottom I applegrove Aug 2013 #5

Left out the most important part. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #3

Yes. Thanks. applegrove Aug 2013 #6

Good article! For more good news on the poverty front: bhikkhu Aug 2013 #4

Yes, in 2010 "Obama vows to end homelessness in 10 years" Oh, those Feds.. Cha Aug 2013 #7

Interconnectedness is the way to go. applegrove Aug 2013 #10

Vow Mr_Patriot Aug 2013 #32

K&R! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #8

Thanks applegrove. You see so many things others do not, and bring it here. Kudos!! freshwest Aug 2013 #9

Oh I go to Reddit, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Twitter or some other amalgamation site. applegrove Aug 2013 #12

It's one of those things like murders being down 50% in 20 years Recursion Aug 2013 #11

Maybe in the Atlantic... JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #13

Oh, the situation's still appalling, don't get me wrong. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #14

Yes. It still may be a big issue in many communities. Left Coast2020 Aug 2013 #15

Maybe the homeless are just dying. They have been getting kind of old. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #16

I think they are hiding them. fasttense Aug 2013 #17

Which would not actually be the craziest thing in the world to suggest, given the... Poll_Blind Aug 2013 #23

Of course, prison populations have skyrocketed... KansDem Aug 2013 #18

The total numbers give an increase of 1% a year bhikkhu Aug 2013 #28

On a positive note OnlinePoker Aug 2013 #29

!, like some other DUers, believe the stats are in error. A lot of cities across America have been BlueJazz Aug 2013 #19

Should also consider the link below - because homelessness is _mostly_ for younger people. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #20

If this is correct, I will be very happy. hamsterjill Aug 2013 #21

I see plenty of homeless daily. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #22

I see that alot here in San Diego. Diego_Native 2012 Aug 2013 #24

I see more homeless daily--the triumphalist author can take that "astonishing decline" and shove it Alamuti Lotus Aug 2013 #25

ok when am I going to get accurate news lcordero2 Aug 2013 #26

Anecdotally, this is bullshit maxsolomon Aug 2013 #27

I quite agree. Same in Portland. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #31

Counting homeless people is like counting shy phantoms 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #30

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #33