Wednesday, July 30, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Abe Greenwald: Bush's Remarkable Homelessness Legacy - '...A 30 percent drop in chronic homelessness — not bad for a period of certain financial catastrophe, is it? Not too shabby a legacy for an uncaring administration bent on global dominance at the expense of American well-being, huh? And make no mistake, this is the result of a Bush administration initiative. The “Housing First” policy was championed in 2005 by Bush appointee Philip F. Mangano, head of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. The policy allows homeless people to stay in apartments rent-free while they find work. As they get on their feet they pay rent in rising increments...'
