http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/homeless-shelter-pays-its-water-bill/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:13:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/homeless-shelter-pays-its-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-109603 Tanisha Samuels Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:28:40 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21772#comment-109603 Why doesn't the rich King family or other affluent black leaders/residents kick in some $$ to pay these bills. Aren't most of these residents their family/relations anyway? What's with all their chanting CHANGE?BROTHERHOOD?POWER TO THE PEOPLE...nobody cares about anybody but themselves in real life. The homeless are mostly mentally ill, drug dependent, or folks just out of jail or lost their homes in forclosure (due to above of course).These shelters get eveything donated. Why not water bill too? Atlanta is so screwed up! Why doesn’t the rich King family or other affluent black leaders/residents kick in some $$ to pay these bills. Aren’t most of these residents their family/relations anyway? What’s with all their chanting CHANGE?BROTHERHOOD?POWER TO THE PEOPLE…nobody cares about anybody but themselves in real life. The homeless are mostly mentally ill, drug dependent, or folks just out of jail or lost their homes in forclosure (due to above of course).These shelters get eveything donated. Why not water bill too? Atlanta is so screwed up!

]]> http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/07/01/homeless-shelter-pays-its-water-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-106605 Jason Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:06:48 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21772#comment-106605 Anyone want to give odds on how much Anita would have paid on her water bill if the water department hadn't shut off the water last month? I'm betting the amount paid would have been exactly zero dollars and zero cents. Anyone want to give odds on how much Anita would have paid on her water bill if the water department hadn’t shut off the water last month? I’m betting the amount paid would have been exactly zero dollars and zero cents.

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