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      <![CDATA[I'm saying he chooses to live on the street because anywhere else would interfere with his access to booze.  That's the bottom line.  There are plenty of vietnam vets who made better choices and those are the men and women who should be heralded.  They are the unsung heroes and they've lost kids and wives and limbs and whatnot and are not sitting on the river drinking all day and telling stories.<br /><br />THE story here is alcoholism.  Until he dries out all the rest is soft-hearted speculation and a waste of pity.<br /><br />Is it pitiable?  Yes.  Is it a lifestyle choice?  Yes, with what we have to work with.<br /><br />If you need further supervision I get $150 for 50 minutes.  I can afford to work that cheaply as I'm retired now.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />
        
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      <![CDATA[Thanks Cassandra, but I've been around plenty long, but not long enough, apparently, to be as jaded and cynical as you.  Obviously it's a complicated situation, are you prepared to say he deserves to live on the steet?  And why do you say he's a hustler?  He didn't ask me for a thing.  But if it makes you feel better to blame the victim, how can I possibly address that?
        
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      <![CDATA[The man is a chronic alcoholic.  A streetwise hustler however charismatic.  Our social work student should take him in for a while.  But she'll learn, in twenty years or so.
        
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      <![CDATA[You're telling me that this man is homeless with a Silver Star, Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts and a whole $117 a month pension from the VA. Well I can certainly see how we're taking care of veterans. This is beyond a disgrace, and Bloomberg thinks he should be given another term to get the City in economic order? With 1100 homeless vets in NYC maybe we need to follow suit with the presidential election and elect a Mayor with community organizing skills instead of one who's only concern is the bottom line.  NYC isn't a private company built on a corporate structure.  NYC is a collective product built on improving conditions, coordinating activities, and protecting and defending those who have made so many sacrifices for us as a country and city. We need much more than a viable financial plan for this City. We need to make it respectful and responsive to people like Ron.<br /><br />
        
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