Oct 21 2008
Homeless Shelter Begins Charging Rent
Last week Hawaii announced it is going to end their socialized medicine because it can not afford to fully insure 2000 children (imagine that on a nationwide scale with adults and children). Now, a homeless shelter in Hawaii is charging it’s “clients” $60.00 a month for rent.
Next Step Project in Kakaako says the fee will be the same for families and individuals. They describe the rent as “a steal for anyone that is homeless, especially those with kids.” They say some of the money paid will be used to pay a security deposit on their own place - like a savings account, only not.
Interesting. Can’t wait to read what my readers think.
What? So this homeless shelter is now in the business of rentals and security deposits? Some slimes will try anything for a buck. It’s disgusting.
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Really?! I guess it depends how homeless one is but the whole things seems a bit shady. On the upside if they are capable they should pay. If not, to make them do so is just wrong.
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I agree that if homeless people have the means to pay a contribution towards living in a shelter, then they should pay. The rest of us work to keep what roof we have over our heads. If my husband and I don’t work, we’d be homeless. So we work. Some people can’t for some reason, fine. Some can and won’t, not fine!
As for kids healthcare, the US ought to be ashamed on this issue. I volunteer sending out happy mail to sick kids in the US and hear the situations that parents are faced with because of trying to get their seriously sick kids treatment, and then sometimes the debts from that treatment plus funeral expenses has them facing losing their house right after losing a child. Kids healthcare shouldn’t have a price tag.