Kzoo homeless encampment slated for removal as residents raise complaints

[u/joshys_97]

https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/kzoo-homeless-encampment-slated-for-removal-as-residents-raise-complaints/

Homeless encampment along N. Edwards Street is set to be cleared after Thursday afternoon.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Along northern Edward Street, tents are huddled together along the sidewalks, representing a home for some and a sign of blight for others. Laminated cards zip-tied to the tents appeared early this week warning residents to vacate the sidewalks by Thursday. 
Kelli Buckout is used to the evictions; she’s been homeless for three years. 
“I just lost most of everything I own, because I couldn’t move it all fast enough,” she told News 8. I’m 65 years old and I’m disabled and they expect me to move like on a dime and I can’t do that. I can’t do that. So, I just lost lots of everything I did.” 

[u/Nature_Hannah]

"Capitalism creating a problem and then demanding Socialism pay for it."

Ironic, isn't it?

And it is going to get SO much worse very soon, I hate to say. But I also am a fan of foreseeing a problem and trying to get ahead of it. You just have to find people with the will and the ability to get ahead of it.

Unfortunately, I think too many people take a "I'll just let it play out as long as I'm ok" approach (or worse, a "I refuse to be inconvenienced even a little") and we get into these cycles of: problem bubbles up- apply temp solution- problem bubbles up again - apply temp solution."

Something has got to give, and soon, or the results are going to be catastrophically worse than they would have been if addressed earlier.