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To: Rocco DiPippo
"Americans First"

"Americans First" does not mean throwing unlimited money at homeless.
That's because the problem with homeless is not money.
We already spend or waste trillions of dollars on various social welfare programs and in many cases the money only makes the problem worse.

That's because in most cases the real problem of the homeless is physical and/or mental illness and/or drug addictions.
So, it doesn't matter how much money you throw at such people, until their real problems are addressed and treated effectively, nothing will improve.

In the meantime, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a matter challenging the current American led global order and threatening to return us to the era of military empire builders and "might makes right" ethics.
Two world wars were fought to destroy those ideals, and now you want to let them back without a fight?

Oh?? What's that?? You say you hate the global order?
You hate American leadership? You don't want to see Americans try to keep the world at peace?
You want to see some other countries do the job for us?
You like the Chi-Coms? You like Vlad the Invader?
You want to put them in charge?
You want to bend the knee to Vlad?
You want to KOWTOW to the Xi-snake?

Really?
I doubt it.
I don't think you've thought this through at all.

But hopefully most people are more far-sighted than you, FRiend.

136 posted on 05/11/2023 2:26:16 PM PDT by BroJoeK (future DDG 134 -- we remember)
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To: BroJoeK
In the meantime, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a matter challenging the current American-led global order and threatening to return us to the era of military empire builders and "might makes right" ethics.

I have rarely encountered such clarity of thought and elegance of expression in a Free Republic posting!

Keep up the good work!

Regards,

138 posted on 05/11/2023 10:04:30 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: BroJoeK
"Americans First" does not mean throwing unlimited money at homeless. That's because the problem with homeless is not money. We already spend or waste trillions of dollars on various social welfare programs and in many cases the money only makes the problem worse. That's because in most cases the real problem of the homeless is physical and/or mental illness and/or drug addictions. So, it doesn't matter how much money you throw at such people, until their real problems are addressed and treated effectively, nothing will improve.

I'm not proposing that money be mindlessly thrown at homeless people and yes, of course I understand why most homeless folks are homeless. No, what I'm saying is that the $100 billion thrown at Youcrayne absolutely could be used to get our homeless soldiers off the streets and get them the help they need. Shelters and halfway houses, only for vets. Substance abuse and mental health centers, only for vets. For $100 billion homeless vet facilities could be built in every major city and large town in America. I'm damn sure that finding volunteers to work at these shelters wouldn't be difficult. Even if just half of our homeless vets' lives were improved because of such efforts it would be a great thing.

America sent men to the moon. We could do this, for sure. We owe it to our veterans, especially the ones who got messed up in combat situations.

139 posted on 05/12/2023 2:14:26 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo
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