Group starts petition to use Tokyo Olympic dorms to house homeless during Covid-19 crisis - Guess how many there are

Tokyo has an MSA of almost 38,000,000. NYC is about 18,000,000.

That can't be right? At least 250,000 homeless people casts their votes every election cycle. Hmmm

The low homelessness is a direct by-product of having a social welfare system that includes national healthcare for all so it doesn’t drain ones income, an Asian tradition of families staying together generationally longer to share expenses and they suffer far less income inequality due to laws on companies giving equal raises to all. Having a healthcare system also includes mental health care to address drug and alcohol addictions that lead many Americans into ruin and homelessness. Finally they don’t have a military industrial complex that churns out vets with PTSD that account for over 35% of our homeless in America. Plus they don’t have one political party that constantly attacks the other over aid to the poor.

That’s what happens when there is a strong culture / social fabric. In United States not so much. They can’t even figure out if there should be an official language. And so many more religious fanatics!

Meanwhile in Los Angeles the mayor has just squandered billions on $530k apartments (yes that’s an average of $530k per single-occupancy dwelling for construction alone) for the homeless — many of whom are bums, insane, or even criminally insane. Taxpayers not so happy.

In some ways, Japan is like Russia and china. They will downplay anything negative about their country. In other words, if there are 20,000 casualties in Tokyo from the virus, Tokyo will say 2000.

Tokyo has a huge population. they will never admit they have more than 10,000 homeless people, even when they do.

wakeupamerica wrote:

Plus they don’t have one political party that constantly attacks the other over aid to the poor.

Plus they don't have one political party that constantly advocates for open borders and illegal immigration which drives down wages and forces legal Americans into low paying jobs or no job at all. In particular those homeless veterans you were talking about.

"City Council was startled to discover that McCray and Team Thrive are closing in on having spent an eye-popping $900 million since the program’s inception — and nobody seems to have a clue on what."

Tokyo City doesn't have Democrats that squandered over $1 billion dollars of tax money.

We have to unite against leftists who want communism.

Japan doesn't have Democrats who have controlled the city of Detroit for decades.

Leftists are the problem. We have to unite against them.

The Japanese are fascinated by vending machines. You can find them out in the middle of nowhere.

There used to be many "Simple-lodging Establishments" described in this article. Now many of them are catering to foreign backpackers instead of day laborers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%27ya

So I guess many of them migrated to net cafes. They are not cheap. But they offer free drinks, and there is almost unlimited entertainment. (You can watch TV, read comic books and troll on LRC all day.)

Timmy Treadwell wrote:

The Japanese are fascinated by vending machines. You can find them out in the middle of nowhere.

I've got an idea. Let's switch the leadership.

Put the Japanese people in charge of New York City for a few years, and let's see what happens in an experiment.

Then put the Democrats in charge of Japan, and let's see how long it takes for used drug needles and poop to appear on the streets of Tokyo.

Both parties want open borders or more immigration in general. Dems, are open about. Republicans pretend to be against it to satisfy their base but in reality never pass anything to stop the flow of cheap/cheaper labor to businesses large and small. They didn’t even put mandatory E-Verify in when they had full control. What did they pass?.....tax cuts for the rich and corporations plus a small tax cut for everyone else to placate their base

It’s also a result of having a homogenous/single race society. There is no “them” getting “something for nothing”. You see the same thing in Scandinavia . And of course you said they, like most of Europe, have a small defense budget since the U.S, is their de facto defense.

This is why there are so few homeless in Japan...

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2yyv66

If someone lives in a cardboard box in the Tokyo subway tunnels does that still count as homeless? I saw hundreds living there last time I was in Tokyo.

Yeah and the suicide rates in Japan are the highest in the world so it's not such a wonderful place as you'd imagine, they have brutally long working hours, 50+ hour weeks is normal there.

already awake wrote:

[quote]wakeupamerica wrote:

Plus they don’t have one political party that constantly attacks the other over aid to the poor.[/Plus they don't have one political party that constantly advocates for open borders and illegal immigration which drives down wages and forces legal Americans into low paying jobs or no job at all. In particular those homeless veterans you were talking about.

Because there are so many Americans lining up to pick tomatoes, clean toilets and provide live-in care for the elderly. Sorry, the manufacturing jobs you are looking for were lost to automation and overseas outsourcing, not immigrants. You can thank profit driven Corporate America and their bottom line for that.

Sleepwalking wrote:

Because there are so many Americans lining up to pick tomatoes, clean toilets and provide live-in care for the elderly.

A janitor cleans the toilets or whatever and makes over $200,000 per year.

Yes, Americans will clean toilets as long as they are paid a fair wage instead of getting undercut by illegals who get $5 per hour under the table without paying tax.

I find it very offensive that you don't think Americans will help the elderly just so you can score points with leftists.

Jobs should go to Americans first.

facts and reason wrote:

Yes, Americans will clean toilets as long as they are paid a fair wage instead of getting undercut by illegals who get $5 per hour under the table without paying tax.

I find it very offensive that you don't think Americans will help the elderly just so you can score points with leftists.

Jobs should go to Americans first.

So that's good to know that you support raising the minimum wage to a living wage, ensuring all working class folks have adequate healthcare coverage, and holding corporations accountable for hiring undocumented workers. Sounds like you're a lefty to me! Welcome to the team!

a high school coach wrote:

Sounds like you're a lefty to me! Welcome to the team!

Nope, I'm not a leftist.

Someone sitting behind a counter and selling popcorn should not be making the same amount of money as someone cleaning toilets.

Leftists are hypocrites for wanting more and more illegals to suppress wages while not paying tax...

Meanwhile leftists want to increase tax.

Leftists like you want to bring in foreigners at lower pay when Americans should take the jobs first.

Wages will naturally increase without illegals and foreigners undercutting Americans.

You are a leftist loser who can't even understand this. I want wages to go up naturally for Americans.