----- Original Message ----- From: "basia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JKurtis Ballantine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Rent Control
> Dear Kurtis, > I am not angry I am tired of whining and throwing money instead of values at > people. I never married my son's Father. He had "issues", and now he is > dead. Folks that have never worked, have never finished school, and raise > children in poverty need a hell of a lot more than a cheap place to live. I > think supportive, group housing with on site day care would be a wonderful > solution. All (able bodied) adults would be required to take the steps to > improve their lives for their children. I work with many cultures, > languages and income levels. I treat them as I would my own family. No > evictions in 66 units for 10 years, rarely a police call, and no domestic > violence. On site management is helpful when working with the poor. Their > issues are financial, emotional, cultural etc..... > I know that the solutions that the social service institutions are still > using have not worked. Remember I have done this for 15 years and live on > the West Bank, but I am afraid it won't be for much longer, I am also tired > of crime. > B. Murray > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
