[Mpls] Mayor Rybak and panhandling

[Laura and lloyd]

On Sunday, October 2, 2005, at 12:46  AM, m1r3201 at aol.com wrote:

> There needs to be money spent to educate public policy makers about 
> the best
> practices that have been successfully put into place in other cities 
> such as
> Philly that have dramatically decreased street homelessness by 
> providing
> outreach, liason with our Police, housing and supports to help people 
> keep their
> housing.

If I have cash on me, I always give some to pan handlers. I consider it 
a voluntary tax necessary where our system has failed some of our 
citizens.

I think Katrina ripped off the happy face of New Orleans to reveal the 
deep poverty that comes of societies and systems unwilling to help. 
Minneapolis is far, far better to all of its citizens. But there is 
more to do, obviously.


Best wishes,

Laura

Southeast Minneapolis (Como)


Laura Waterman Wittstock
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