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lindrios OP t1_ix0gi9j wrote

Reply to comment by k75ct in Open Discrimination within the Agency of Human Services -- State Funded Abuse of a Vulnerable Population by lindrios

I have brought this to the attention of many different press agencies and no one is interested in the story. I'm assuming that homeless people don't make "good stories"

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anoftz t1_ix0jiia wrote

Was VT Digger one of the ones you tried? I would think this fits into their overall raison d'etre...

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lindrios OP t1_ix0k4vn wrote

I just submitted this article to them, hopefully it will gain some traction this time around

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deadowl t1_ix11chn wrote

Siegel brought up some of this at the debates with Phil Scott. Hoffer has also made a report about some of this as state auditor. This is a sign of corruption through-and-through.

State Auditor's report

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lindrios OP t1_ix12rr0 wrote

The Homeless Report that Seven Days did at the bottom of that article was very insightful. A lot of valuable information in there.

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deadowl t1_ix12x6b wrote

They're basically giving massive handouts to the hospitality industry instead of actually addressing housing issues.

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lindrios OP t1_ix13vqi wrote

CORRECT!!

Lets call this what it really is, a "gross misallocation of resources while neglecting those in need"

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Syncope7 t1_ix15nap wrote

Do you have their statement about profitability in writing? Or was it only said? If it's not in writing I could understand why press agencies wouldn't take the story, plausible deniability.

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lindrios OP t1_ix15zqc wrote

I unfortunately do not have that on record, it was a verbal conversation.

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Puzzleheaded_Post_26 t1_ix17ss5 wrote

Are any of the people (being housed in these conditions) refugees? If so, that might be the angle to take to get the media interested.

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lindrios OP t1_ix18lm1 wrote

Refugees have their own separate programs pertaining to housing. However the same issues exist within those programs. The majority of the refugees around Winooski are housed in units owned by Bove's and Handy's. It's my understanding that the sheer number of units owned by these landlords gives them the upper hand when dealing with agencies/organizations.

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