Posted on 01/04/2007 12:49:03 PM PST by Stoat
Absolutely! Chicago is known for one of the most successful public housing projects in the US - Cabrini Green
France is just trying to keep up with us.
sounds a lot like Minnesota, just change 'sweltering' to 'freezing'.
Sounds like the Paris I know. That Paris was at 3 AM and 40 years ago. Is it like that during the daytime now?
sounds a lot like Minnesota, just change 'sweltering' to 'freezing'.
I don't recall seeing all sorts of news stories about Minnesota grandmas freezing to death because their sons and daughters were off vacationing in Florida, however.
It's been a few years since I was forced to visit, but I haven't read anything suggesting that it's any less than far, far worse today.
At whose expense? The renter's? The seller's? I can see it now:
Well, shoot. I was just reflecting as old people sometimes do that when I was young and seeing the world my best experiences were meeting people on the street and finding they were quite pleased to talk about things. Anywhere: Rome, Berlin, Paris, Istambul, Athens. Nobody was mean, not even the jackbooted gov't thugs; everybody was very pleasant, even in Paris. Granted, the residents of Istambul were somewhat wary because of islamic instability, but friendly, too. Oddly, none of this was in English, but languages are easy on the street if not in class.
Life was far better in many ways decades ago. Much of the decline can be traced directly to the metastasizing of Socialism and all of the negative traits that it instills and promotes in people who might be completely different had they been Blessed with a different culture.
"Josh...get me Speaker Pelosi on the phone please. We've got some bipartisan, working closely with the Democrats to do..."
Please don't be giving him any ideas :-(
state laws prevent shutting off anyone's heat , even if they don't pay their bill.
To a certain extent, yes. there have been a very few instances of tragedies related to this sort of thing in years past, and I think that most states have passed laws forbidding the termination of essential services during periods of extreme weather and temperature. I don't think, however, that this is something that people with nefarious intent can exploit forever. Long-term nonpayments are investigated and services are terminated when it's clear that no danger or harm will result from it.
This is, of course, completely different from the national scandal that has erupted over the past several years in France where hundreds of elderly people have died in the heat due to neglectful and selfish children off on vacation.
The only difference is the outcome and duration and the fact that the US has so many charities and charitable people that if our Congresscritters quit and all went to Mexico, nobody here would starve in the streets.( like the left says will happen every time a republican gets into office.)
I can't understand why when France is 80% nuclear, they can't provide enough cheap power to keep the old folks in the freezer section.
Well, perhaps 60 - 100 years ago it was nice......
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yes, but you still are not allowed to install machinegun turrets around the perimeter to defend your summer property against marauding Muslim hordes
(No, I'm not French; but so what? Neither are these "homeless" they're fretting about!)
It's amusing to note that France, which for so many generations has lectured the rest of the world about how they are such a superior and enlightened culture are so eager to give it all away to 6th century animals.
They will only push that part of their agenda after they repeal the Second Amendment. The healthy, sane American majority simply wouldn't stand for it otherwise.
I'm guessing that they are counting on multiple, massive economic bailouts from the EU and the IMF when their economy completely collapses. That should cover them for a few years....beyond that, I have absolutely no idea. France will become just as appealing to investors as any third-world basketcase nation.
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