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Oct 6, 2008

Economy creates surge in homelessness

The number of homeless families in Massachusetts has surged -- a spike that has overwhelmed the state's shelter capacity and forced it to again place homeless families in motels.

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Kristie

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Oct 6, 2008
 
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Sorry, try this.

“facts outweigh fiction”

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Oct 6, 2008
 
yet the economy is strong if you ask McSame
NoBailOut

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Oct 6, 2008
 
The coming of 25% unemployment. Invest in a local shanty town now.
NoBailOut

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#9
Oct 6, 2008
 
But we all know it was Obama the savior, that really saved the day last Friday. We'll all be better off come January 20th for sure. Let's all do the Obama allegiance! Yippee!
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yet the economy is strong if you ask McSame
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Oct 6, 2008
 
It angers me that people try to point fingers. Dems played their role Obama is no prise. Reps didn't help Mcain will be the same. They are all the same people! It's time to move forward the 2 party system doesn't work! We the people aren't important we need change. There must be more legit parties.
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Oct 7, 2008
 
McSame & Odrama

I can't wait till the real messiah shows up to crush corrupt human government once and for all.

Each second brings me closer to emanuel.
Closer to you rachel of columbine.
Closer now that the real east wall is uncovered.

Obama over there at the fake wailing wall, first time I'd ever seen a black man at the wailing wall. looks like the zionist israeli party have made it clear they support Obama, thats all the more reason to reject Obama the sexist pig.

McSame is no better, he's a delux zionist ready to stike at korea or china or any other comunist country. you can tell war is deep on his mind.
and with good reason. they want americans dead.

my choice is clear , I'm votting for emanuel messiah as my president, and keeping a close eye on the now uncovered east wall for his return.
Azkeyz

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Oct 7, 2008
 
Poverty is a curse that only God can revoke.

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there will always be poor and there will always be those with more than what they need.
it is always better to help those in need rather than to horde,for your riches will one day be only dust.
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Those homeless will never take the blame for creating their own problems.
Maybe thay can remember back 15 years ago when meddling liberal orgainzations were gathering up every black group they could find and coaching them to live the American dream by buying a home. These same liberal groups had filed class action lawsuits against mortgage companies that turned down blacks at double the rate for whites. Never mind that the mortgage companies had turned down applicants solely on their income and payment histories, they were sued none-the-less. The Clinton administration jumped on the issue to solidify their standing as the champion of poor helpless blacks and forced changes in mortgage eligibility laws.
Financial advisors at the time warned against opening credit to people with poor repayment histories. They also warned that a home is not an investment but a high maintenance liability and poor people had no business taking on high debts like home loans.
But, it wasn't just blacks who took advantage of home loans with little or no loan qualifications. Whites and other minorities took out similar loans while unscrupulous liberal real estate agents cashed in big time on this new market of unqualified buyers.
Now, the poor have defaulted in record numbers, along with people living beyond their means by refinancing time and again until their home equity was all used up.
Bill Clinton and the liberal Democrats should step forward along with the ACLU to accept their guilt for this new surge in homelessness.

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Plenty of blame wrote:
Those homeless will never take the blame for creating their own problems.
Maybe thay can remember back 15 years ago when meddling liberal orgainzations were gathering up every black group they could find and coaching them to live the American dream by buying a home. These same liberal groups had filed class action lawsuits against mortgage companies that turned down blacks at double the rate for whites. Never mind that the mortgage companies had turned down applicants solely on their income and payment histories, they were sued none-the-less. The Clinton administration jumped on the issue to solidify their standing as the champion of poor helpless blacks and forced changes in mortgage eligibility laws.
Financial advisors at the time warned against opening credit to people with poor repayment histories. They also warned that a home is not an investment but a high maintenance liability and poor people had no business taking on high debts like home loans.
But, it wasn't just blacks who took advantage of home loans with little or no loan qualifications. Whites and other minorities took out similar loans while unscrupulous liberal real estate agents cashed in big time on this new market of unqualified buyers.
Now, the poor have defaulted in record numbers, along with people living beyond their means by refinancing time and again until their home equity was all used up.
Bill Clinton and the liberal Democrats should step forward along with the ACLU to accept their guilt for this new surge in homelessness.
Quite a few of the homeless are Vets too right. You gonna claim those? How about all the mentally ill who were discharged by Reagan to save money - gonna claim those? Of course not Republicans don't cause homelessness - never have never will. It's all obviously Roosevelt's fault. What a clueless nit on a flea you are. Maybe you can remember when people cared about the problem - your Republican Christian compassion never ceases to amaze me. When is it your fault you did nothing on a personal level? When you become homeless?
Game

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Oct 7, 2008
 
Dodd, Obama, Franks, the raping of Freddie and Fannie

lets elect obama he will fix everything

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Oct 7, 2008
 
Game wrote:
Dodd, Obama, Franks, the raping of Freddie and Fannie
lets elect obama he will fix everything
Can't fix your disgusting attitude toward the poor and helpless. Think death will be your only cure. Or maybe walking a winter in their shoes.
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Can't fix your disgusting attitude toward the poor and helpless. Think death will be your only cure. Or maybe walking a winter in their shoes.
And why would you think Dodd, Obama and Franks are poor? My goodness they raped Freddie and Fannie.

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And why would you think Dodd, Obama and Franks are poor? My goodness they raped Freddie and Fannie.
No actually it was the people running Fannie and Freddie who did the rape. Wonder if Paulson will leave them in charge to save what they mismanaged to begin with? If I tell you to kill someone and you kill them who is at blame - me for telling you to, you for doing it when you didn't have to - or the murder victim? Pick any or all of the choices - your logic - not the person who committed the murder?
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Oct 7, 2008
 
State paid motel shelter??? When did compassion turn into S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M ?? Whatcha gonna do when the STATE goes BROKE???

“There's always 2012”

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The surge is working!!

Oh wait, wrong surge.
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No actually it was the people running Fannie and Freddie who did the rape. Wonder if Paulson will leave them in charge to save what they mismanaged to begin with? If I tell you to kill someone and you kill them who is at blame - me for telling you to, you for doing it when you didn't have to - or the murder victim? Pick any or all of the choices - your logic - not the person who committed the murder?
No, wrong again, you just won't give up, eh?

The rape was committed by Dodd, Obama, Franks. So lets elect obama. WOW

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Old Man Charlie wrote:
State paid motel shelter??? When did compassion turn into S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M ?? Whatcha gonna do when the STATE goes BROKE???
The state will get bailed out by the US Government.
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Plenty of blame wrote:
Those homeless will never take the blame for creating their own problems.
Maybe thay can remember back 15 years ago when meddling liberal orgainzations were gathering up every black group they could find and coaching them to live the American dream by buying a home. These same liberal groups had filed class action lawsuits against mortgage companies that turned down blacks at double the rate for whites. Never mind that the mortgage companies had turned down applicants solely on their income and payment histories, they were sued none-the-less. The Clinton administration jumped on the issue to solidify their standing as the champion of poor helpless blacks and forced changes in mortgage eligibility laws.
Financial advisors at the time warned against opening credit to people with poor repayment histories. They also warned that a home is not an investment but a high maintenance liability and poor people had no business taking on high debts like home loans.
But, it wasn't just blacks who took advantage of home loans with little or no loan qualifications. Whites and other minorities took out similar loans while unscrupulous liberal real estate agents cashed in big time on this new market of unqualified buyers.
Now, the poor have defaulted in record numbers, along with people living beyond their means by refinancing time and again until their home equity was all used up.
Bill Clinton and the liberal Democrats should step forward along with the ACLU to accept their guilt for this new surge in homelessness.
you messed up... you meant unscrupulous RICH BUT CONSERVATIVE VOTERS SO THEY COULD STAY RICH real estate agents and recognized the fact that these people couldn't afford the loans, but showed them house after house to be sure they got their commission. I'm sure the 90 year old lady that shot everself in her foreclosed home who fell behind because the energy and health care costs totally consumed her poor little budget and that is her own fault too, right...I guess she took responsibility.
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