I’m not implying anything. The raw facts are that there are more empty houses than people who need a place to live. There is a LOT of nuance to that point, but from a basic, humanist perspective, we should be able to find a solution.

No, you’re right, and I don’t have a solution. All i know is, Person A has a need, Person B has a solution to that need, and somehow, there should be a way to facilitate a compromise.

No, you’re right, and I feel like paying rent incentivizes people to take ownership of their habits, to a point. If something is free, it is easily taken for granted. So I don’t feel like “give homes to the homeless” is the solution - also, because most often, these people don’t make enough money to pay rent, they…

Well said.

But you have to admit that it’s a problem. Whose problem is it? is really the question. There must be an equitable solution for all parties.

So damn sad.

And what is it, like five empty houses now in the US for every one homeless person?

Look at the latest Microsoft Surface. Tablet-scale device with laptop-scale innards. Even falling far short of the claimed 9-hour battery life, the worst-case scenario is 5-6 hours. The Switch about half as large, running proprietary hardware, and built with portability in mind, so I think 5-6 hours won’t be an…

Have two kids, each with a 2DS... can confirm, all parts still intact and operational after MUTLIPLE drops onto hard surfaces.

I know, it’s all kinda sketchy right now. Not sure how it looks up there, but most of us are freaking out too, which is half the problem. Most of us realize that neither candidate is the one we want, but at this point, most everyone has given up the idea that it’ll change between now and the election, like watching…

MAKE AMERICA SHIFT AGAIN.

I can’t ungrey ya, but I can star ya. Thanks for keeping me honest.

Dammit, Northridge was the name I was looking for, not Simi Valley! To my credit, it HAS been a long time...

Why don’t we split 50 ways? Just disband the Fed, and create 50 countries?

I grew up there. Earthquakes weren’t bad, i slept through most of them - building standards improved in a hurry after the Simi Valley quake. It is expensive to live there, though, unless you’re willing to live in the desert between Vegas and LA. As to the restrictive laws, it’s honestly no worse than Texas, FWIW.

I get it now.

California - 6th largest economy in the world.

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As a father of two boys, who I’m trying to raise to be healthy, respectful men, thank you.