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Portland Offering Homeless People a One-Way Bus Ticket Out of Town
Fox News Insider ^ | March 26, 2016

Posted on 03/27/2016 9:03:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

The city of Portland, Oregon, has set aside $30,000 to pay for bus fares for homeless individuals to leave town.

The program, called Homeward Bound, is similar to programs offered in other cities.

It is intended to help solve the homelessness problem in the city, which is so serious a state of emergency was declared last fall....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: homeless; homewardbound; oregon; portland
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve been saying this for years.

Illegal immigrants.

A one-way ticket.

To DC.


41 posted on 03/27/2016 10:31:48 PM PDT by djf ("It's not about being nice, it's about being competent!" - Donald Trump)
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To: dp0622

That was then, this is now.


42 posted on 03/27/2016 10:35:47 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

uh, yeah. I realize that. You see time passes so that was in the past. But thanks for pointing that out.


43 posted on 03/27/2016 10:53:21 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The most humane this to do is round them up and put them into a homeless shelter. If no one come to adopt them, the should be put to sleep after two weeks. While in the shelter, they should be neutered.
44 posted on 03/27/2016 11:18:51 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (With Trump & Cruz, America can't lose!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Other cities in the valley have been dumping their “ homeless” for years to Portland. And Portland in turn has been dumping their “homeless” into communities serviced by the regional transit system. And most of these folk belong in psych care. The elected officials the most.
45 posted on 03/27/2016 11:45:49 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (Who knew that an elected official is a demi-god waiting to happen?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Oregon should have kept their signs and slogans from the '70s 'OREGON A nice place to visit. But don't stay'.

Ed

46 posted on 03/27/2016 11:47:44 PM PDT by husky ed (FOX NEWS ALERT "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" THIS HAS BEEN A FOX NEWS ALERT)
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To: djf

“To DC”

Correct. They all should go to and stay in DC forever.


47 posted on 03/28/2016 12:23:14 AM PDT by nicepaco
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can we o this to the current Muslim home squatters in the WH?


48 posted on 03/28/2016 1:11:30 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can we do this to the current Muslim home squatters in the WH?


49 posted on 03/28/2016 1:11:40 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Everyone homeless person s/b sent to Washington DC.


50 posted on 03/28/2016 1:50:59 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Portland’s homeless population used to be quite unique when I lived there 10 years ago.

Almost all the homeless in “Southwest” were young and white, with a large contingent of young white females. A significant percentage were drug users, and many were underage runaways.

The actual resident population of Southwest at that time was almost 100% white and Asian, plus, that section of the city is walled off on two sides by a river, on one side by a small mountain, and on the fourth side by a state forest preserve. Plus, Southwest had a lot of social services and facilities for homeless youngsters. Plus, the Police were mostly white and quite gentle with these kids, unless violence or open drug use was taking place.

Anyway, true or false, Southwest had a reputation for being quite “safe” compared to other urban areas, which seemed to be the most important magnet for all these young kids.


51 posted on 03/28/2016 1:52:51 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Seattle Wa. has the best homeless benefits including free housing, medical, clothing, etc. The homeless are so aggressive Seattle maintains a separate bike police whose purpose is to protect the tourists from ultra aggressive panhandlings. So, send them there. It’s paradise for the homeless.


52 posted on 03/28/2016 3:37:59 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I can already see the bums with their cardboard signs at the airport “will trade my one way ticket for beer.”


53 posted on 03/28/2016 3:56:13 AM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try.)
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To: Rusty0604

Do you think it is more or less than the number of times she robbed someone else?

I doubt she bought any of those 20 grocery carts.


54 posted on 03/28/2016 4:59:28 AM PDT by sipow
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To: ecomcon

It worked in NYC under Guiliani, believe me. I saw it!


55 posted on 03/28/2016 5:21:10 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: sipow

Good point.


56 posted on 03/28/2016 5:26:00 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

Maybe they could join ISIS.


57 posted on 03/28/2016 5:34:06 AM PDT by rovenstinez (Har)
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To: Glad2bnuts

Maybe install some nice showers, too.


58 posted on 03/28/2016 5:47:41 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: crazyhorse691

Cities take money from the fed or state to home homeless, do they not? They do, or did, in NJ. One of the reason some shore towns here fell into decay.


59 posted on 03/28/2016 5:50:22 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: ecomcon
How's that going to work?

It'll create an underclass that goes from city to city, sleeping on overnight bus trips and in terminals and surviving on the meals they're given as they are sent on their way.

60 posted on 03/28/2016 5:58:55 AM PDT by grania
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