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1   Evan F.   2018 Dec 6, 4:16pm  

For a well heeled tech bro in the Bay area I imagine $10k is less than 2 weeks' take home, and this proposal would be met with a hard pass..
2   Booger   2018 Dec 6, 4:57pm  

Not worth it. Plus if I were a Tulsa taxpayer, I'd be pissed.
3   Evan F.   2018 Dec 6, 5:00pm  

Booger says
if I were a Tulsa taxpayer, I'd be pissed.

The money isn't coming from the government, per the article. Still, your right, it's not even close to enough...
4   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 5:22pm  

tovarichpeter says
Tulsa will pay you $10,000 to move there


This would solve the homeless problem if the homeless took up the offer, but they would rather stay homeless.
Those who still think the homeless don't want to be homeless will look very stupid now.
5   Evan F.   2018 Dec 6, 5:38pm  

Strategist says
This would solve the homeless problem if the homeless took up the offer


Does anyone here actually read these articles?

here's how to qualify:

Be 18 years or older and willing to move to Tulsa within six months
Have full-time remote employment or be self-employed outside of Oklahoma
Be eligible to work in the United States


Somehow I don't think homeless people would qualify.
6   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 5:46pm  

Evan F. says
here's how to qualify:

Be 18 years or older and willing to move to Tulsa within six months
Have full-time remote employment or be self-employed outside of Oklahoma
Be eligible to work in the United States


Somehow I don't think homeless people would qualify.


If they were willing to work and willing to move to get off the streets, it would work like a charm. Their lack of will to better themselves is the real problem.
7   RWSGFY   2018 Dec 6, 6:05pm  

Add one more zero to the offer and I'll think about it.
8   Rin   2018 Dec 6, 7:03pm  

Strategist says
If they were willing to work and willing to move to get off the streets, it would work like a charm. Their lack of will to better themselves is the real problem.


First of all, these homeless would need to get a telecommuting job, outside of Tulsa, to make it happen. If anything, this is great for entrepreneurs, who have a work from home business, and want to cut out their monthly living costs, to get things up and running.

Otherwise, most other ppl wouldn't want to live in Okie unless they're originally from there.

From what I'd gathered the ideal telecommuter's town is a place like Burlington VT, where you have lots of year around activities, 3-4 colleges in the vicinity, & natural beauty like Lake Champlain and the nearby Green Mountains.
9   Ceffer   2018 Dec 6, 7:19pm  

They pay you $10,000 to move there, but charge you $30,000 to move away again. It has shored up their tax base nicely.
10   HeadSet   2018 Dec 6, 7:19pm  

Evan F. says
For a well heeled tech bro in the Bay area I imagine $10k is less than 2 weeks' take home, and this proposal would be met with a hard pass..


It seems the idea is to defray the moving costs for someone to telecommute from Tulsa. Keep your high paying job, but get away from traffic, overpriced homes, and crowds.
11   Rin   2018 Dec 6, 7:32pm  

HeadSet says
It seems the idea is to defray the moving costs for someone to telecommute from Tulsa. Keep your high paying job, but get away from traffic, overpriced homes, and crowds.


I'd say it's more for the mid-paying jobs, to get away from the traffic/overpriced homes/crowds.

Ppl who earn a high salary, want to live in some place where there's a bit of culture outside of the local diner. Seriously, that's what I did in Montreal this past summer.
12   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 7:44pm  

Rin says
Seriously, that's what I did in Montreal this past summer.


I would like to experience that bit of culture in Montreal too. How do I get away from my psychic wife is the problem.
13   HeadSet   2018 Dec 6, 7:47pm  

I would like to experience that bit of culture in Montreal too. How do I get away from my psychic wife is the problem.

Perhaps with a little convincing, she would like to take part in that bit of culture as well.
14   Rin   2018 Dec 6, 7:50pm  

HeadSet says
Perhaps with a little convincing, she would like to take part in that bit of culture as well.


No way, she'll lose control over Strategist, in a heartbeat. There's no way a man can go to being browbeaten and controlled in life, to a sweet time with a Quebecoise, and come back to a domesticated lifestyle.
15   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2018 Dec 6, 7:57pm  

Evan F. says
Be 18 years or older and willing to move to Tulsa within six months
Have full-time remote employment or be self-employed outside of Oklahoma
Be eligible to work in the United States


Somehow I don't think homeless people would qualify.


Not working is a personal choice, they don't want to work, they just waiting for hand outs hoping for "socialism" to come in and make them rich.
16   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 8:02pm  

Rin says
First of all, these homeless would need to get a telecommuting job, outside of Tulsa, to make it happen. If anything, this is great for entrepreneurs, who have a work from home business, and want to cut out their monthly living costs, to get things up and running.


Most homeless are not likely to have any skills other than to work in a carwash or some menial job. Let them work there, as willing to work is fundamental to a better lifestyle. Tulsa cannot discriminate by race, age, income etc, as it's not constitutional. This is a golden opportunity for someone to crawl out of the sewer if they really want to.
The arguments homeless sympathizers have of people living on the streets being due to lack of alternatives is no longer acceptable, unless you are handicapped or old.
17   Rin   2018 Dec 6, 8:05pm  

Strategist says
Most homeless are not likely to have any skills other than to work in a carwash or some menial job. Let them work there, as willing to work is fundamental to a better lifestyle. Tulsa cannot discriminate by race, age, income etc, as it's not constitutional


But then, they wouldn't have a job, outside of Tulsa Okie, and thus, not eligible for the benefit.

And once they do find a job in the vicinity, then they have to leave and move back, to gain the benefit.
18   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2018 Dec 6, 8:24pm  

10K doesn't even come close to this list here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_in_California
They can get 2-3k a month easily for just having a pulse. why work, when you can just live off the labor of hard working Americans.

They got 2 billion dollars to spend to solve homelessness.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-slow-homelessness-spending-20180325-story.html

And I FUCKING GUARANTEE you that after they spend 2 billion, homelessness will be there, and probably more of it. Because that's how government works, they never solve a problem, they just make it worse.
19   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 8:30pm  

A couple of months ago I was at Del Taco with my mom for a lunch bite where I witnessed a horrific scene. A severely handicapped male, disfigured from head to toe, unable to clearly speak, was inside the restaurant diving deep into the trash bin, grabbing whatever discarded food he could and tossing it into his mouth. He was not begging, not creating any trouble, just trying to squelch his hunger. Everyone in the restaurant were just staring at him, and nothing else. I asked him if he wanted lunch, he said yes, and told the guy on the register to give him anything he wants. He ordered a lot as he was really hungry, and ket thanking me.
My concern.....Why is there not enough government help for someone like him who really needs it? He did not seem to have the capacity to even ask for help that he needed. Why help able bodied bums who just want to freeload, when there are people with real needs?
20   FortWayneAsNancyPelosiHaircut   2018 Dec 6, 8:40pm  

Strategist says
A couple of months ago I was at Del Taco with my mom for a lunch bite where I witnessed a horrific scene. A severely handicapped male, disfigured from head to toe, unable to clearly speak, was inside the restaurant diving deep into the trash bin, grabbing whatever discarded food he could and tossing it into his mouth. He was not begging, not creating any trouble, just trying to squelch his hunger. Everyone in the restaurant were just staring at him, and nothing else. I asked him if he wanted lunch, he said yes, and told the guy on the register to give him anything he wants. He ordered a lot as he was really hungry, and ket thanking him.
My concern.....Why is there not enough government help for someone like him who really needs it? He did not seem to have the capacity to even ask for help that he needed. Why help able bodied bums who just want to freeload, when there are people with real needs?


that's the sad part. those who truly need help, don't get it. But lazy asses, get help.
It's like a system that went ass backwards, takes from the needy and gives to the greedy.
21   Strategist   2018 Dec 6, 8:41pm  

FortWayneIndiana says
And I FUCKING GUARANTEE you that after they spend 2 billion, homelessness will be there, and probably more of it. Because that's how government works, they never solve a problem, they just make it worse.


Because most of the money ends up going to greedy lawyers, useless bureaucrats, and nothing to the real needy, the example of which I gave above.
Disgraceful.
22   Ceffer   2018 Dec 6, 10:49pm  

Strategist says
A couple of months ago I was at Del Taco with my mom for a lunch bite

I don't know, too many meals at a place called Del Taco and they might accuse you of attempted euthanasia and homeless cruelty.
23   HeadSet   2018 Dec 7, 7:57am  

Why is there not enough government help for someone like him who really needs it? He did not seem to have the capacity to even ask for help that he needed.

Because not having the capacity to beg for help means no capacity to vote Democrat either. Welfare is used more to buy a dependent class of voters than to be a safety net for the truly needy.
24   NDrLoR   2018 Dec 7, 8:33am  

Strategist says
But lazy asses
Are almost invariably young, healthy and able bodied. I still think society is divided into thirds: there's the third who get up every day and go to work, don't ask for anything special and do what they're supposed to do, don't call in sick when they're well. Then there's the third like this guy who couldn't work if he wanted to or are too old or mentally impaired who really do need state support. The remaining third do everything they can to work the system, know all the rules about Section 8 and how long it takes to be evicted if you don't pay your rent and on and on. I can promise you, virtually everyone falls into one of these categories.
25   zzyzzx   2018 Dec 7, 8:50am  

Strategist says
Most homeless are not likely to have any skills other than to work in a carwash or some menial job.


They can work construction, food service, or in agriculture.

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