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[–] freedumbz 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

It looks like a great idea, but are the homeless going to work or just pretend to work for easy money? I really hope this works.

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[–] Rellik88 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Speak for yourself slacker.

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[–] WickedVocalist ago 

In the US the homeless are shunned, because the people who make sure they lose their job or get in legal trouble to end up there have a keen interest in keeping them there.

They also have a keen interest in making sure the crazy folks stay crazy, or else they might be believed when they spread their dirt and drama to the public..

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[–] ScottRockview 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

Winnipegger who drives through downtown every day checking in. I only see them working. I have never seen them being lazy and it makes sense: they WANT to work and signed up to do it.

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[–] freedumbz ago 

:)

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[–] didntsayeeeee ago 

The good thing about the fact that there's more applicants than places is that they can bar people from it. So the people in charge can just check in on them once in a while and see if they're working; if they slack off too much then you can bar them.

Making it an official government program would make this a lot trickier, which is why it's good that it's private charity.