08-07-2015, 04:31 PM
I believe in working hard and earning your own way. There are some people that I don't mind providing some assistance to for basic necessities...food, clothing, shelter but there are millions who are just milking the system who I'd be happy to see get kicked off the welfare truck. Welfare and governmental assistance just keep growing and growing and growing...with no end in sight. It's gone way beyond giving those that need/deserve a slight hand up help; it's a massive, fraud filled, de-motivating machine.
I live in a fairly affluent area. I didn't always. The first home I bought myself was a townhouse that I could afford but which also required an hour and a half commute each way to work. But that's what I could afford at the time. I lived there and made that commute for several years.
Fries my chops when they talk about building more and more and more "affordable housing" in this area. The advocates often bemoan the fact that people that work in our county can't necessarily afford to live here. So fucking what! You either chose the wrong line of work or you need to save or you have to deal with a fucking commute (or get a roommate or 4). I don't know but we've done a nice job creating small ghettos around our town. "High density affordable housing" just translates to building a small ghetto as far as I'm concerned. It's stupid. But as Tiki would say...follow the money. I don't know the exact "trail" in this case but we have a certain quota we need to meet in order to get x federal/state dollars. I understand the NIMBY mentality too. They briefly eyed a vacant lot about 1⁄3 of a mile from my house for some high density, low income housing. Fortunately they set their sights elsewhere. *phew*
I live in a fairly affluent area. I didn't always. The first home I bought myself was a townhouse that I could afford but which also required an hour and a half commute each way to work. But that's what I could afford at the time. I lived there and made that commute for several years.
Fries my chops when they talk about building more and more and more "affordable housing" in this area. The advocates often bemoan the fact that people that work in our county can't necessarily afford to live here. So fucking what! You either chose the wrong line of work or you need to save or you have to deal with a fucking commute (or get a roommate or 4). I don't know but we've done a nice job creating small ghettos around our town. "High density affordable housing" just translates to building a small ghetto as far as I'm concerned. It's stupid. But as Tiki would say...follow the money. I don't know the exact "trail" in this case but we have a certain quota we need to meet in order to get x federal/state dollars. I understand the NIMBY mentality too. They briefly eyed a vacant lot about 1⁄3 of a mile from my house for some high density, low income housing. Fortunately they set their sights elsewhere. *phew*
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