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lightcastle) wrote2011-02-03 07:45 pm
lightcastle) wrote2011-02-03 07:45 pm
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Juxtapositions
One of my journalism professors used to tell the story of a reporter who got most of his ideas by reading his own paper from front to back and noting interesting juxtapositions and exploring them.
In honour of that approach, I note that Seattle is eyeing a permanent tent city. (This one is called Nickelsville, but I think people are debating nationally whether they should be called "Obamavilles" or "Goldman-Sachsvilles" generally.)
Meanwhile, due to the perverse incentives for banks to foreclose willy-nilly, 11% of houses in the US are unoccupied..
I wonder if we can come up with a solution fitting for a Compassionate Society
In honour of that approach, I note that Seattle is eyeing a permanent tent city. (This one is called Nickelsville, but I think people are debating nationally whether they should be called "Obamavilles" or "Goldman-Sachsvilles" generally.)
Meanwhile, due to the perverse incentives for banks to foreclose willy-nilly, 11% of houses in the US are unoccupied..
I wonder if we can come up with a solution fitting for a Compassionate Society