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Old 03-29-2007, 12:55 PM   #29 (permalink)
mixedmedia
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Yes, more and more people are being alienated by the system. It's fucking hard to make it, you know? So I understand the mentality that says "Fuck it, I can't handle it, I'm going to get by on the streets." There is a certain percentage of the population who are going to feel that way. Most of us aren't willing to live on the streets and just scratch by. Therefore I have no problem with us supporting this segment of US citizenry. It bothers me not one iota.

Ironically, since Orlando has been working so diligently to rid itself of its transient population, that transient population has increased by like a third or something since, uh, oh about the time Bush took office. I love little factoids like that.
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