AMERICA, the land of oppretunity, as long as you are not WHITE!

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by stereorob2.0

...they all have brand new doublewides, brand new cars, brand new nice everything. -and NONE of them work!!...

Lets see, don't knee-jerk this...

I don't live where you do nor am I privy to your situation or theirs. What I can tell you is that looks can be deceiving. For example, the unenlightened might have the notion to claim -- ridiculously -- such things about Native people. The best example I can offer, related to Natives, indicating that what you perceive is veneer is this:

Yes, it is true that some Natives have small, functional, simple brick homes built for them in community lots with other Natives. These homes are subsidized and housing costs are ridiculously inexpensive.

They, also, will never be owned by the occupant because they're not designed to build wealth, foster lineage landowners, formulate generational stability or act as anything beyond reasonably short-term living arrangements for a single generation to be exploited -- even if it's a housing payoff to remain docile -- in the best interests of "The Man." (Payments, at best, cover upkeep. When you die, another occupant moves in. Plus, its based on income so it hurts you to get a job or improve your lot in life...)

That's how it was planned.

To be honest, I doubt the picture in your trailer park is quite how you see it, I'm sure there's something else going on.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Zeke

looks can be deceiving.

plus one

A family of three in FL receives a maximum of $303 a month.
Just 1.3 percent of Florida households received welfare payments.

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by noonereal

plus one

A family of three in FL receives a maximum of $303 a month.
Just 1.3 percent of Florida households received welfare payments.

LOL, that would not even pay the rent on a studio apartment on a section 8 program here.


Carl

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by CarlV

LOL, that would not even pay the rent on a studio apartment on a section 8 program here.


Carl

Would not even rent you a garage around here.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by CarlV

LOL, that would not even pay the rent on a studio apartment on a section 8 program here.


Carl

I thought Section 8 was a separate program.

Chas

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by Charles

I thought Section 8 was a separate program.

Chas

It is. Often one goes with the other though.


Carl

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Charles

I thought Section 8 was a separate program.

Chas

The last time I had the dubious honor of seeing Section 8 housing up close-----It was HORRID. I couldn't understand why in the hell anyone would want to live there, even if it is cheap, or even free. But, that was a long time ago. Maybe things have changed...........

Dave

[Charles]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

The last time I had the dubious honor of seeing Section 8 housing up close-----It was HORRID. I couldn't understand why in the hell anyone would want to live there, even if it is cheap, or even free. But, that was a long time ago. Maybe things have changed...........

Dave

Welfare for the slumlords, the best I remember.

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by CarlV

LOL, that would not even pay the rent on a studio apartment on a section 8 program here.


Carl

Exactly. Welfare is not as it is painted at all.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Zeke

What I can tell you is that looks can be deceiving.

In fact, almost always looks are deceiving to the jaundiced eye.