I know they're very active with various charities, but how about helping the homeless right there in Seattle?

"JUAN GONZALEZ: And what do you see, Anitra Freeman, as the advantages of these tent cities versus the established city-run shelters that exist not only in Seattle but in many parts of the country?

ANITRA FREEMAN: Well, the main thing is there’s not enough shelter. There are people outside. The tent cities and Nickelsville allow people to come together and support each other, and they’re much safer in a group, and they can organize more resources. And, you know, Bruce can tell you, you have a space of your own. You can leave your things behind, not carry them around all day. You can be with your family, with your couple. You can actually have a community and things that you can do to contribute. It’s a greater amount of human dignity for people. But basically, basically, you have—you have a port-o-potty, and you have dumpsters, and you have survival, much better survival chances than you do out there alone. "

The whole article is here:

http://www.alternet.org/workplace/13421 ... age=entire

Sure, who am I to say where these millionaires should spend their money? But starting at home might be a good place to at least consider. At the very least, they'll have fewer folks to STEP OVER on their way to the bank.

I know I'm inviting the ire of all you diehard "PJ can do no wrong" fanatics, but I'm not saying they're doing anything wrong, per se... just maybe failing to do this one thing right.

UNLESS, of course, you all know something about their involvement in easing the homeless problem in Seattle, that I don't. Then, please, share.

the seattle homeless thank you for your concern.

i doubt it. the homeless are nothing if not ungrateful.

if the homeless are busy reading RM, they're not utilising their full potential, are they? no wonder they're out of work

Why don't they just build more overpasses? That way, they'd be solving the homeless problem and the transportation problem.

ok, it's settled. my suspicions have finally been confirmed. you're a bunch of self-absorbed retards.

honey, relax.
no one thinks homelessness is a joke.

Well, it really depends on the delivery, amirite?

THIS.

some have amazing comedic timing.

Please tell me the solution to homelessness is?

I live 2 hours north of Seattle and we have a big homeless problem. We have people with jobs that are homeless because they will only live downtown but can't afford to. Well there's lots of places I'd love to live but can't afford to but I live where I can afford to live. Am I supposed to give more than cursory caring to these people?

We have a large number of homeless people who can't live in regular housing due to the addictions and the problems that addiction bring. Do we tackle the addiction first even when they don't want to get clean? Do we build indestructable units? Do we have to build these units downtown because that's where their drugs are so that's the only place they want to live. Again, I can't afford to live downtown but my taxes should go to those who will only live downtown? You tell me.

It's a big complex problem. I'm PJ do their share. Hell just making good money and paying taxes is doing something. Sometimes it's very hard to help people who place huge and very expensive constraints on the type of help they'll accept.

did you type this really, really fast?

Yeah, I did. But i don't think shelters are a solution. They're a band-aid on a festering wound.

Well, Eddie is making sure his cartoon drawing friend doesn't end up homeless. Does that count?

didnt you know how vital cartoons were in pre-revolutionary America?

Oh dear me, I did enjoy this thread.