Can the tiny house movement end homelessness?

[d08]

You seem rather obsessed with mundane things like heating costs. Perhaps this is the wrong site for you?

Dear Mr. Bigshot McMoneybags,
Does it make me "obsessed" because I look at heating bills? Try living in a very cold climate with 5 months of ice and snow. I also look at how much I pay in commissions to my broker, does it make me "obsessed" about commissions?

 

[VPhantom]

You seem rather obsessed with mundane things like heating costs. Perhaps this is the wrong site for you?

How rude and inappropriate. Not to mention, people don't get rich by throwing money away. Heating can cost 5% of one's income in Canada, nothing trivial about it.

 

[tlatoani]

How rude and inappropriate. Not to mention, people don't get rich by throwing money away. Heating can cost 5% of one's income in Canada, nothing trivial about it.

Not at all.... the market is for those with capital-- if you are struggling and worried about your bare necessities like heat or food, the market is not for you YET! Just a dose of reality. Once you get beyond the struggle, then the market is a cool place to work/play. If you are IN THE STRUGGLE as our friend clearly is, the market is not for you nand can be very dangerous.

 

[d08]

Not at all.... the market is for those with capital-- if you are struggling and worried about your bare necessities like heat or food, the market is not for you YET! Just a dose of reality. Once you get beyond the struggle, then the market is a cool place to work/play. If you are IN THE STRUGGLE as our friend clearly is, the market is not for you nand can be very dangerous.

It's not about struggling, it's about reasonable adult thinking. From the sound of it, you're clearly not someone who trades full-time because you said "market is a cool place to work/play", no real trader says anything of the sort. I'm not in a struggle to pay for rent or electricity, I made a point that it makes sense to consider this. You're obviously arguing for the irrational side, good luck with that.

 

[Sig]

The U.S. has the same policies, you just have not heard about them.

We have public housing for those that cannot provide for themselves. And if housing is not available we have something called Section 8 that allows the govt to pay for your rent and utilities. But you still get Free utilities, Free medical care, free public education, free cell phones and debit cards that allow them to buy x dollars of food a month.

And if you are an orphan or a widow/widower you still get extra money from Social Security.

And while you are getting all the freebies from the govt, you can still own a car, a DVD player have a Netflix subscription and smoke dope.

We have some of the richest, well to do poor people in the world.

Most people on Welfare only stay there for a year or two. Many people, including myself; have absolutely no problem helping someone who needs a helping hand. Especially if children are involved.

But some people ARE lazy, lack motivation and are content to live a life of mediocrity and rely on the govt. to take care of them. They'll spend 10, 20, 30 years on welfare and make no effort to improve their situation.

Those are the ones that irritate me and others.

How is it possible to spend more than 60 months on welfare, that's been the lifetime limit since TANF was passed back in the Clinton years? Do you actually know of specific cases of this happening, if so I'd be curious to hear the situation and why no legal action was taken?

 

[Arnie]

We have families around here that have known nothing but welfare. 4 generations over a span of 40-45 years is not uncommon. Not hard to do when you have your first child at 14-16 years old.

 

[Sig]

We have families around here that have known nothing but welfare. 4 generations over a span of 40-45 years is not uncommon. Not hard to do when you have your first child at 14-16 years old.

Again, how did they get around the 60 month limit on TANF? Do you know a specific person who has violated this law? If so, have you reported it?

 

[tlatoani]

We have families around here that have known nothing but welfare. 4 generations over a span of 40-45 years is not uncommon. Not hard to do when you have your first child at 14-16 years old.

Yep, as a slumlord, i have generational welfare takers on my rent roles-- no idea what these peeps are talking about-- limits? Maybe they are Ausies or Germans or something, but no way are they talking about America-- there is no term limit here

 

[Sig]

Yep, as a slumlord, i have generational welfare takers on my rent roles-- no idea what these peeps are talking about-- limits? Maybe they are Ausies or Germans or something, but no way are they talking about America-- there is no term limit here

There is a 60 month limit on TANF in the United States! Do you personally know individuals who are violating this law, and if so, why haven't you reported it? (http://www.cbpp.org/research/policy-basics-an-introduction-to-tanf)

 

[Deuteronomy_24_7]

TANF is just one of many means-tested assistance programs in the US.