>And I will say his story is NOT UNIQUE. I live and work by
>main thoroughfares and it takes me about 2 hours to get to
>work if I need to hop on the iron pimp.
>
>Why doesn't he get another job
>THERE ARE NO JOBS in the city by design. Its called benign
>neglect
>
>"why doesn't he move?"
>His house is paid for and the prices for rent and mortgage in
>Oakland county are prohibitive on his wages. Even if he could
>sell his house he couldnt use what he would get to survive.
>
>"why cant he buy a new or used car?"
>He can probably by a good used car but the insurance rate for
>a used car in the city of Detroit can cost about 5000 a year.
>
>"why cant he ride a bike to work?"
>16.7 inches of snow and some of the suburbs don't have bike
>lanes or sidewalks and he would be accosted by the suburban
>police TRUST ME
>
>Why wont people give him a ride home?
>He lives in scary Detroit and no one wants to drive there.
>
>Why do the buses not run all the way to the suburbs
>Detroit suburbs can opt out of funding public transit to keep
>out crime because you know criminals catch the bus after they
>rob banks and shit.
>

Wasn't this guy just walking to work with a coke and a smile? Don't know why there's such a reaction. If people want to slip him some cash, let them.