highriser 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2008 Rankings This is sad, and embarrassing for our state. It appears that our state is not putting enough focus on this. How can we get our lawmakers and elected officials to take this more serious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shuzilla 24 Report post Posted June 16, 2008 Rankings This is sad, and embarrassing for our state. It appears that our state is not putting enough focus on this. How can we get our lawmakers and elected officials to take this more serious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shuzilla 24 Report post Posted July 1, 2008 There's a painfully relevant article in The Atlantic about the shifting of violent crime in Memphis from downtown to the suburbs. The shift in violent crime corelates to the destruction of downtown public housing and the emergence of its former tennants in Section 8 housing. "Doing something about crime" means suggesting the unthinkable to our politicians; that keeping public housing folks lumped together might be best for their well-being and for the city's as a whole. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/memphis-crime Your tax dollars at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flith 1 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Chattanooga has seen a recent spike, inspiring this cartoon in the Times Free Press. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShane 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2008 You can't end poverty by spacing the poor out. And even if you removed them entirely a different set would move in and fall in their place. Someone's gotta flip burgers and mop floors for cheap. As long as unskilled work is so chronically underpaid, there will be people that don't have enough to live without assistance. Social dysfunction is the natural outgrowth of this feeling of worthlessness. Poverty isn't the government's problem to solve; it's the employer's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
