Karen Lauritzen said it has been the hardest year in her 20 years of teaching…

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    11 months ago

    As a Canadian about to be homeless due to housing costs, I’ll take it

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      11 months ago

      I hope you’re white and heterosexual if you’re planning on taking that Idaho home. And not a woman who is capable of bearing children.

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        11 months ago

        I know those are real issues but you are exaggerating

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              Like I said- I hope you’re a white, heterosexual male. Being homeless and alive sounds better to me than being killed inside your home because your neighbors don’t like your color or who you love.

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                How many times has that happened? The chances of dying in a car crash are higher

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                  11 months ago

                  Something tells me you have nothing to worry about in Idaho due to the aforementioned reasons. Enjoy your new neighbors.

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                    11 months ago

                    When you can’t afford housing or groceries these things you are concerned about are on the back burner

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      Well, definitely don’t come to Florida, then. We’re having that issue, too. The heat index has been 110F+ for the last two weeks and I still see even more panhandlers than in recent years.

      I used to call Florida a toilet because it was fun to shit on, but I think it’s just a hellhole now. Vanishingly few benefits to living here, unless you have a lot of money.

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        Yeah I would avoid Florida just due to the weather. Much more comfortable freezing to death than of heat.

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      Hear you.

      I’m in the U.S.

      I finally bought a house in a horrible county about 10 years ago. I’m 62. I’ll end up living under a freeway overpass.