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While the status quo is untenable and should make any resident of this city ashamed, I fear that without some sort of more substantial plan for increasing the pool of transitional and low-income housing, this will simply amount to sweeping these people under the rug - out of sight, out of mind for the downtown business interests - and nothing will be done.
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Not to worry, in due course the present homeless population will be settled. Those who have the space such as an extra bedroom will be assigned roommates by the city's socialist housing authority. I'm sure that in the city as a whole there are more than 3,000-4,000 extra bedrooms; think millionaire's row. Of course this would only handle the first wave; more and more homeless would head to Seattle. Now what? Well next move all of the cars out of the garages, the city could then set up plywood partitions to form bunk rooms. Of course there will be the need for bathrooms but that's no problem, they'll come into the homes and apartments for that. If someone comes to you door and asks to use your bathroom you'll be legally obliged to let the. It will all work out.
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How about recognizing that homeless people need basic elements of civilization like sanitation? Screw all this crap about official encampments, and put sani-cans where people are camping whether they are legal or no. And if you are too stone-hearted to care about giving those people a little dignity, think about yourself. This is a public health issue. Homeless people are going to piss and crap, just like non-homeless people. Do you really want them doing it in the bushes and on lawns -- the current situation? It would be healthier for all of us for their waste to be collected and put in the sewer system.

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