Homeless & crime here!!!

[seekir]

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All one has to do is put their past behind them make a simple decision to live differently. Not rob, steal... their decisions effect me, my family, my property... And they don't contribute, seek help, or want to be better...

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Assertions that apply quite accurately to many of the captains of industry who have taken theft and selfishness to unprecedented new heights of excess. I would argue that in comparison to the problems the homeless present, the failures and predation of corporate leaders have a far broader deleterious affect on us all, and are contributing to the burgeoning rise of the disaffected and desperate. Tradesmen and other working people had pleasant lives, owned homes, and raised their families in relative comfort six decades ago. Now exorbitant property costs, low wages, and the general low esteem the culture holds for the common man take their toll. The number of individuals who surrender to these pressures has risen for some reason, and I don't believe this rise is taking place without cause. The short-sighted schemes many CEO's pursue diminish the quality of life for everyone, and destabilize society. This harm is destined to inevitably include the very wealthy who seem to believe they can continue on this course without eventually suffering the consequences that social unrest must bring to (what Don Henley calls) their own "tombs upon the hill."

"Oct 20, 2013 - At J.C. Penney, the CEO-to-average-worker pay ratio was 1,795 to 1 under Chief Executive Ron Johnson."

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hi...122.column

"CEO-To-Worker Pay Ratio Ballooned 1,000 Percent Since 1950 ...":

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30...84623.html