The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people in the U.S. are without a permanent place to live.

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    5 months ago

    In true American fashion dating all the way back to its founding, you only matter if you own property.

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      5 months ago

      Seems that way. Empowering local governments to determine legality will inevitably allow NIMBY to criminalize homelessness across the nation, with each city pointing fingers as the next.

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      5 months ago

      you only matter if you own property.

      While technically true… There is a difference between a guy owning a factory and a guy owning a home.

      They are not the same lol