On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 10:31:19 AM UTC-6, Don Y wrote:
On 2/21/2016 8:02 AM, Uncle Monster wrote:
Are there not a number of closed military bases around the country that
could be repurposed for housing the homeless kids and families? Heck, those
FEMA concentration camps could also be put to good use. o_O

Again, the "home" is just a symptom of the problem.
These kids have lost their original support systems.
Single parent, drugs, abuse, incarceration, etc. so they've
LEFT those environments ("Anything has got to be BETTER
than this!")

There are lots of places where they can get a roof over
their heads -- even if only tenuously. But, they need
encouragement and support to stay in school so *they* don't
end up as "societal refuse" -- contributing little and
requiring (support, crime, incarceration, etc.) much!

Do you expect their *teachers* to fill the role that their
parents haven't? Or, expect them to cling to others (of the
opposite sex!) in similar situations (and baby makes three)?

Expecting a "home" (housing) to solve the problem is akin to
outlawing guns to solve the "gun problem"! Or, outlawing
drugs to solve the "drug problem". It's too naive.

I haven't heard much about boot camps for wayward youth lately but those closed military bases could be used for that. I remember when judges sent juvenile delinquents to the military as a way to get them to straighten up. Thanks to the social engineering by Democrats back in the 1960's, there are millions of fatherless young men who have NO discipline at all and look for direction anywhere they can get it, like gangs and other criminal organizations. A boot camp setup at one of those closed bases with all the facilities of a small town plus the personnel who can knock heads and get those kids in line would be a lot cheaper than a prison. Those fatherless kids are savages who need to become civilized through education, strict training and discipline. It would be a good job for military veterans and retired drill instructors. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Strict Monster