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The cause is greed - not the economy. Corporate interests have realized that rent is one more area where less fortunate people can be screwed over and have jumped at the chance to be the screwer rather than the screwee.
I volunteer with a group that works with homeless that do not, or cannot, stay at shelters. Number of reasons why they chose not to visit shelters and not really important. That said, the number of people being served/taken care of is up almost 100% since last year.It is amazing that in many of our suburban communities there are homeless people. Some of their creativity on shelter is impressive. The group I am helping is now covering a very big part of MKE county.
Do you think voters who are on the financial edge hear/see/read articles/headlines/stories about how "great the economy is doing" agree with that premise?I would surmise average folks hear the word "economy" and look at their household income vs expenditures. Is it going well for those folks?
You posted about 'rent'. I responded and you changed what you were talking about (i.e. moving the goalposts in the best Heisy tradition).Institutional investors may control 40% of U.S. single-family rental homes by 2030, according to MetLife Investment Management. This is the single biggest problem when it comes to increased rent costs.
My apologies. I wasn't trying to deceive.I was merely pointing out that I believe the average voter does not find a meaningful difference between "economy" and their household financial situation - which includes rent in some cases.So seeing constant information about how "good" the economy is flies directly in contrast with their personal experience.
Good stuff, Rocket. That is great work you are doing. Representing the MS boys in fine fashion!!One of my big gripes in life is that I do not think a lot of people understand just how fragile life is for some people. Granted, there are homeless people that are in that position because of lifelong poor decision making and that is real. On the other hand, there are a lot of people that were dealt a life altering blow and feel hopeless.It really breaks my heart to see people suffering. A good number of people that avoid shelters do so because not allowed in because of drug or alcohol abuse and that is their choice. That said, I believe they need help and I am glad there are groups that help them. There has been some great recovery stories in the group over the past year and that shows anything is possible.
82 You do not seem shy on starting threads and Thoughts and Prayers for the US economy would be another feather in your cap.
right on goose-i don't want to turn this nice thread thread into something else, but one more thing and i'll shut up-ya'll know i'm not a big gubmint guy but if there's one area they could allocate more money to, especially with the fentanyl pouring over the border is more rehab and counseling services. drugs and alcohol are a BIG root cause of familial breakdown and homelessness. social workers and counselors make squat and it is very stressful, but much needed job someone could start a thread on this, but probably wouldn't last unfortunately
Source please
if you need a source for this, i'll shave my head and go streaking at half time of MU's next home game with bunny slippers on
Fentanyl is a scourge. But it has been for over 15 years. It has never been political to me. It was just one more thing to deal with And it has nothing to do with investing.
82You love being the hall monitor. I find that to be very ironic and extremely funny.Go MU!!
Not investing.
anyone watching meta and amazon? bought some of each last october and pretty glad i did. on news of potential dividends and nice earnings reports. meta is up over 20% and amzn 8%btw, sold my tesla at $250-just had a feeling that EV sentiment was going to settle down given some of the concerns regarding battery issues. i still think EV's will find their niche