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if I were a Tulsa taxpayer, I'd be pissed.
Tulsa will pay you $10,000 to move there
This would solve the homeless problem if the homeless took up the offer
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.
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.
Seriously, that's what I did in Montreal this past summer.
Perhaps with a little convincing, she would like to take part in that bit of culture as well.
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.
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
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?
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.
A couple of months ago I was at Del Taco with my mom for a lunch bite
But lazy assesAre 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.
Most homeless are not likely to have any skills other than to work in a carwash or some menial job.
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