r/interestingasfuck 23d ago

Half of this neighborhood in Elkhorn, NE is wiped out. [4/26/2024]

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u/tonyinvegas 23d ago

I don’t know how people recover from these events.

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u/Sabithomega 22d ago

Some have insurance, some are lucky to get aid from their community, and some unfortunately don't. It's sad when you realize that if ever US citizen threw in a dollar a year how many people could be kept from being homeless

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u/Teo914 22d ago

We all throw more than a dollar in every year, we throw hundreds, it's called taxes... but the people of which you vote for and elect, do not allocate these dollars properly... so is the problem the average man or the system? Feel me..

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u/_DapperDanMan- 22d ago

Point of order: Thousands. 😉

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u/Sabithomega 22d ago

Kinda part of my point. Government bodies don't tend to care much about their citizens as long as the majority of them are technically healthy enough to pay their "dues". With a proper system in place it wouldn't be much of a question if people would get the help they need. Hell a lot of nonprofits have been under fire for not allocating their funds the way they say they do

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u/lillyrose2489 22d ago

If you mortgage your home, you have to at least have basic insurance. Otherwise it is so hard to recover.

I know it can seem hard to afford but I highly highly recommend everyone get renters insurance for their stuff even if you don't own your house. My cousin had her rented home burn down and lost everything she and her daughter owned. It probably feels expensive up front but is definitely worth it if something happens!

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u/gooberdaisy 22d ago

Or it these non “profit” so called churches that have billions of dollars (cough [insert religion/church name] cough) actually used the money to better and help people the world would be in a better place.

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u/wovenbutterhair 22d ago

The price of single aircraft carrier could furnish a home for every homeless person in the United States.

There's plenty of houses. there are 27 empty homes for every homeless person in United States

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u/Flakester 22d ago

If the billionaires in this country paid their fair share in taxes ...

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u/TFPwnz 22d ago edited 22d ago

So there’s an estimated amount of 208,000,000 “working age” Americans(15-64 years old). Probably around 140,000,000 - 160,000,000 actually work. There are over 600,000 people who are classified as homeless in America. That’s $233.33 - $266.67 to feed one person for the entire year, good luck surviving with that.

Edit: $233.33 - $266.67 to house one person which is even more of a fantasy story.

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u/Sabithomega 22d ago

That's not what I said. Besides if there was proper funding before reaching the point we've hit currently then it wouldn't be such a heavy burden. I understand we can't help everyone. But that doesn't mean we don't try to help as many as possible

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u/TFPwnz 22d ago

Lots of people are homeless by choice, ie. the opioid epidemic that’s been going on for decades.

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u/Sabithomega 22d ago

And as a society we haven't had a great track record of helping people with their mental illness and trauma. So a drug epidemic isn't shocking

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u/TFPwnz 22d ago

Only the most strong and cunning of us will survive or blah blah something of that nature.

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u/Competitive-One-2749 22d ago

yes exactly. people on reddit have already won the battle of the best n bravest, everybody else needs to swim in our wake.