tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post116274073877680172..comments2023-10-23T12:23:54.134-05:00Comments on Larry James' Urban Daily: Creative survivalLarry Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1163100875872458512006-11-09T13:34:00.000-06:002006-11-09T13:34:00.000-06:00Looks like your question backfired, Justin... Ser...Looks like your question backfired, Justin... Seriously, is Larry responsible for solving everything, or can we tackle this as a community issue. Sounds like we're putting "personal responsibility" of the poor as Larry's "personal responsibility" rather than truly giving it a community response. Community doesn't just mean the government -- it means all of us! Attacking people won't get it done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1163096247125691112006-11-09T12:17:00.000-06:002006-11-09T12:17:00.000-06:00Justin, thanks for the question. Yes, he could. ...Justin, thanks for the question. Yes, he could. We have employed a number of persons like him. We currently have no positions open, but he could work for us if we did. We have hired homeless persons and helped them get housing. We will do so going forward, but we don't have the capacity to employ all who need it.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1163095147433844892006-11-09T11:59:00.000-06:002006-11-09T11:59:00.000-06:00Anonymous, thanks for the post. My point is simpl...Anonymous, thanks for the post. My point is simply that there are almost no places in reach of this man that would allow him to gain more traction than he can create in his current "business." He had no housing--Dallas has less than 300 units of SRO housing that a man like this could even consider affording. There are few employment training options for a man with no home. It goes on and on. The point is not the man. The point is the limited number of options open to him. We find it easy to blame the man, while living in a community that offers almost nothing to him or his circumstance.Larry Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124477733714017000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9827454.post-1163083896557638632006-11-09T08:51:00.000-06:002006-11-09T08:51:00.000-06:00He deserves more -- but if he is unwilling or unin...He deserves more -- but if he is unwilling or uninterested in help, what can be done?<BR/><BR/>I assume his attitude on handouts places him in the minority of not only homeless people, but people overall. But what could be done for someone like him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com