Is it really any different than it's been the last hundred years the pace change. Someone 100 years ago had never seen an airport.
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Has the city lost it's mind...
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Interesting move:
IMO a good thing, a push back against brain washing. Will it make any difference? Was it that big a deal to start with?
Ontario to ban gambling commercials featuring athletes, celebrities
The AGCO said it plans to prohibit the use of athletes in internet gaming (igaming) advertising and marketing in Ontario.toronto.citynews.ca
I feel sorry for anyone who's a recovering gambling addict. Can't watch TV without at least one gambling site ad every cycle of commercials. Six - ten times an hour (depending on the network/channel) hour, after hour, after hour.
I haven't watched TV with commercials for more than a few hours in the last decade. I feel sorry for anyone that has to watch that crap.
Endorsements are a sign of the lack of critical thinking. What does a pro ball player know about cars, boats or beer to advise millions on what to buy. Sports footwear OK. Underarm deodorant not so much.
A buddy ended up losing a bundle online with his cell phone while traveling cross country in a big rig. He gambled during his rest time so much that his driving partner illegally had to drive his shift because he wasn't fit. A few years ago he told me he had $30-40K saved up for retirement. He died while having his CPP garnisheed to cover his Visa.
If we're powerless to lock people like this up in an institution (where this person undoubtedly belongs), then there's 0 chance we fix our homeless problem. Two sides of the same coin.
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Man guilty of TTC assaults a ‘danger to the public’ without antipsychotic treatment, judge finds
The Toronto judge’s ruling lays bare the limitations of the criminal justice system in dealing with acts of random violence.
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Interesting experiment. Seems to designed to produce the desired outcome. It is very interesting that they state addictions and mental health issues do not make up the majority of homeless people. That seems incorrect based on my experience. I think they cherry picked a very small segment of the population to use for this study.
Now, does giving money to people that are functional members of society but down on their luck make sense as it is cheaper and more beneficial than grouping them in with the addiction and mental health crowd? I think the answer to that is yes.
bc.ctvnews.ca
"A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, was part of a team that gave 50 homeless people in Vancouver $7,500 and then followed them for a year.
The participants who were given cash were compared with 65 homeless people who did not get the payment. Those who got the payment did not spend more money on "temptation goods," spent 99 fewer days homeless, increased their savings and spent less time in shelters which "saved society" $777 per person
The study did not include people who are street-entrenched or who have serious addictions or mental health issues, Zhao noted, adding people who fit that criteria do not make up the majority of homeless people."
Now, does giving money to people that are functional members of society but down on their luck make sense as it is cheaper and more beneficial than grouping them in with the addiction and mental health crowd? I think the answer to that is yes.
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
"A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, was part of a team that gave 50 homeless people in Vancouver $7,500 and then followed them for a year.
The participants who were given cash were compared with 65 homeless people who did not get the payment. Those who got the payment did not spend more money on "temptation goods," spent 99 fewer days homeless, increased their savings and spent less time in shelters which "saved society" $777 per person
The study did not include people who are street-entrenched or who have serious addictions or mental health issues, Zhao noted, adding people who fit that criteria do not make up the majority of homeless people."
So they excluded all the problem people, gave those who were down on their luck some money, and the results were positive. Shocking! Lol.
There is definitely a case to made for separating these groups. Though I wonder how a program like that would scale, sounds like it's ripe for abuse.
Giving them $7500 saved society $777 per person?
Hopefully, a program like this could be used to get people back on their feet (one time injection gets them functional again, housed and out of the support system).
Like I said, the study seems to be designed to produce the desired headline. Lots of holes in it.
As for the $777, a shelter bed in Toronto is ~$200/night. If they were homeless for 99 less days, 777 seems shockingly low. Also, how the hell are shelter beds in Toronto so much money. What a crapshow of government waste.
40K saved up for retirement ? LOL , I never thought about retiring to a small tent in the shrubbery off Barton st in Hamilton , wonder what the wednesday special is at the mission .
Actually it was a trailer park in Nova Scotia. If he hadn’t screwed up his CPP he could have mooched ok
The boulevard across from the subsidized housing on Ferguson south of Barton, to be exact. Ironically, it's the nicest street in Hamilton.
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Is that like waiting in line for concert tickets?The boulevard across from the subsidized housing on Ferguson south of Barton, to be exact. Ironically, it's the nicest street in Hamilton.
A take off on losing their minds and tickets, what is with ticket prices?
Does asking four and five figures for a ticket imply anything about our economy?
I don’t give a rat’s fart about what the seller gets. It isn’t a spot in line for a blood transfusion or a kidney but the numbers blow my mind. TIFF is getting complaints.
If a bidder offers $2500 for a seat and misses out that’s $2500 they have for a down payment. Sorry you weren’t born richer.
There is so much truth in this post.
Interesting experiment. Seems to designed to produce the desired outcome. It is very interesting that they state addictions and mental health issues do not make up the majority of homeless people. That seems incorrect based on my experience. I think they cherry picked a very small segment of the population to use for this study.
Now, does giving money to people that are functional members of society but down on their luck make sense as it is cheaper and more beneficial than grouping them in with the addiction and mental health crowd? I think the answer to that is yes.
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
"A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
Dr. Jiaying Zhao, an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, was part of a team that gave 50 homeless people in Vancouver $7,500 and then followed them for a year.
The participants who were given cash were compared with 65 homeless people who did not get the payment. Those who got the payment did not spend more money on "temptation goods," spent 99 fewer days homeless, increased their savings and spent less time in shelters which "saved society" $777 per person
The study did not include people who are street-entrenched or who have serious addictions or mental health issues, Zhao noted, adding people who fit that criteria do not make up the majority of homeless people."
There's a group of people in the largest encampment in this area.. that have just fallen into homelessness. They seem like regular folks, most of them have jobs.. but for whatever reason aren't in a place... their camp is spotless.. and there's some decent vehicles parked at their encampment.. I think most of them could be helped off the street with a cash injection..
The folks that I focus on are a much different case.. I am sure if you gave them a sizeable amount of money.. a lot of them would OD very quickly and continuously until the money ran out... or they died.
We can tell when they get their gov cheques.. They will be more junked out than usual for a couple of days until the money runs out. The number of ODs go up around cheque time... for a day or two.
Unfortunately I saw similar when working at the Beer Store. Once the govt cheques came in the lineups were out the door.
Every other time…minimal in comparison.
How can I? To them the "future" is a maximum of 4 years or the nearest election.
