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Gov't Proposes Massive Homeless Tracking System
Chris Hoofnagle writes "The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a massive system of tracking for homeless people and others who are served by shelters and care centers. The system will track people by their SSN, and will collect health (HIV, pregnancy) and mental information. Secret Service and national security agents can gain access to the database by just asking for it! EPIC has released a fact sheet on HMIS, and the public can comment on the guidelines until September 22, 2003, but no electronic comments are being accepted."
Plus it's really good practice for later with potential future enemy combatants (those who don't vote correctly, express non-patriotic views, etc.)
Just because some of us don't have money and houses, doesn't mean that they don't have the right to their own lives without government tracking.
John Ashcroft, you cocksucking voyeur, mind your own business.
If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
That's it. I'm moving to Canada.
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I knew it all along. Finally the gubment has wised up and is starting to keep an eye on these evil doers.
In any case, the next time you see some bum yaking a leak under a bridge be sure to call John Ashcroft ASAP and let him know about that terrorist bastard pissing on America.
Are there any current impartial studies examining the cost of fraud versus the cost of preventing fraud? They should look at just the bottom line since arguments of eroding civil liberties and invasions of privacy are seemingly lost on the present administration even though they are without a doubt the greatest cost. It might be enlightening...
Just because some of us DO have money and houses, doesn't mean that the Government has the right to take huge chunks of our money and give it to others.
I think this is so funny. You socialist, liberal fools want the government to take care of everyone, but as soon as the government starts tracking people in order to carry out that task, you complain that the government is violating their rights.
Duh! This is what conservatives have been warning you people about for years. Big government will eventually become Big Brother. Socialism will eventually become Facism. Happens every time.
But you know what? If you want your socialism and communism that bad, fine. Go right ahead and vote people into office who will make that happen. But don't complain in 20 - 30 years when your government is oppressing you. This is why I don't give a rats ass about the North Koreans. They wanted their communism, now they have it. I hope they are happy living under Kim Jong Il's reign of terror!
-- LD
If his post had read:
Bad Deal
Sounds like a bad idea.
I would still like to see it modded down. Why? Cause its a stupid fucking comment, it adds nothing to the subject its just saying "I agree" or "I disagree" and nothing more, no reasons or explanation. I can understand modding it funny cause its so blunt and obviously trying to get people to respond with great effort where the poster took no effort; it trys to get people to argue with a post containing no argument. But, if you would suggest it be modded insightful, you are a fucktard and we don't need you and your faux Orwellian view of the slashdot moderation system; try browsing at -1 and then report back.
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WHO ATE MY BREAKFAST PANTS?
I'm not going to retype the same reply in this thread.
...well, sewer. Bit of humor there. I'm sure I have a more close-up view than you do in your goddamn ivory tower.
Why your arguments don't hold water
The Nazi comparison is bullshit. Everyone gets tracked. Even your grandmother. Her in particular since she's probably on Social Security and Medicare.
I live in a fucking city dude my whole life. I walk past people with their goddamn signs saying "I have AIDS and I am homeless, please give" every day, as well as the drunken losers in the subways pissing on the ground and making the place stink like a
Your number is a crock of shit even in my view because there is severe undercounting of homeless in Census figures. I am not willing to substitute some kind of bullshit statistical sampling to come up with the number. The warped estimates we get are outrageous. A real number is required, and needs to be kept up to date, just like the tax data, and the list of people on Social Security and Medicare and every other stinking government program.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.