Originally posted by AThousandYoungNo there is hardly any starvation in Detroit. Obesity is a much more common problem among the poor here.
The starving people you are referring to aren't anywhere near Detroit. There's plenty of food in the US. That's not the problem. Paying rent is the problem.
Paying rent is only a problem if you aren't willing to do without some other amenities.
Originally posted by dryhumpNo way, dude. I made it to 9:00. I didn't have any intention of sleeping there overnight. But still, I expect our efforts will cause the rotting edifice of capitalism to collapse within 48 hours.
Are you planning on occupying your space until you have to go home for dinner?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungDetroit is an ideal place for you to practice your squatting. There are tens of thousands of vacant unused lots, and thousands of vacant homes awaiting demolition. Noone needs to be homeless here.
What amenities are the homeless enjoying that they need to give up?
I see what gets put out when people are evicted. Big screen TVs and cable boxes are common. Most of the time, they haul off the good stuff in a trailer behind an Escalade before the eviction crew gets started.
Originally posted by rwingettWhat would that "rotting edifice of capitalism" be?
No way, dude. I made it to 9:00. I didn't have any intention of sleeping there overnight. But still, I expect our efforts will cause the rotting edifice of capitalism to collapse within 48 hours.
Perhaps Peter Carmanos' Compuware building? Yeh, pay back that rotten SOB for moving his headquarters into Detroit from Farmington Hills. That'll teach him.
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Originally posted by normbenignAnd you think this stuff can be easily sold. How many months of rent will that used big screen TV buy?
Detroit is an ideal place for you to practice your squatting. There are tens of thousands of vacant unused lots, and thousands of vacant homes awaiting demolition. Noone needs to be homeless here.
I see what gets put out when people are evicted. Big screen TVs and cable boxes are common. Most of the time, they haul off the good stuff in a trailer behind an Escalade before the eviction crew gets started.
The bidding on this one starts at $10.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-60-Rear-Projection-BIG-Screen-TV-/200663299233?pt=Televisions&hash=item2eb876f4a1
Are you suggesting that there are no homeless in Detroit? Or do they all sit around on the sidewalk watching cable on big screen TVs?
Originally posted by rwingettIf only you had brought your favorite blanky along to keep you warm, you would have been a true revolutionary.
No way, dude. I made it to 9:00. I didn't have any intention of sleeping there overnight. But still, I expect our efforts will cause the rotting edifice of capitalism to collapse within 48 hours.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungHow did they get it in the first place? Why is the government, or whoever the squatting is supposedly targeting, to blame for poor personal financial planning?
And you think this stuff can be easily sold. How many months of rent will that used big screen TV buy?
I pay my rent and don't have a big screen tv.
Originally posted by twhiteheadYou do realize that there was this thing called the Great Recession and many people lost their jobs? Were people supposed to "plan" for the banks wrecking the economy?
How did they get it in the first place? Why is the government, or whoever the squatting is supposedly targeting, to blame for poor personal financial planning?
I pay my rent and don't have a big screen tv.