Frankly, I’m
outraged at their outrage. That would be
those so-called “advocates” for Baltimore’s homeless, who are now in a fit of
near-hysteria over a city council bill designed to curb gratuitous panhandling. These “advocates” are totally out of touch
with reality, save for the reality they’ve constructed for that alternate
universe they spend way too much time in. And what better way to show how out
of touch they are than to use their own words?
According to news
stories, Tony Simmons is one of those “homeless” persons. Here’s what he told a
Baltimore television station: “This bill
is not designed to protect us. They want to protect us? All they have to do is
house us. HUD’s position is that the housing-first method is proven to work.” So is the “get-a-job-establish-credit-then-rent-or-buy-a-home
method”, but I doubt Simmons is familiar with it...... Simmons has a
disease I call “entitlement-itis.” When people are afflicted with this disease,
they believe they are entitled to anything and everything, and that taxpayers
should provide anything and everything for them…..To Read More….
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