Social Change Agent: pathetic liberal ideals manifest

[Evan Smeenge]

I'm curious.

How many of you feel you are making a lasting impact in society?

This is a question I think about on a daily basis, perhaps you do too.

I am a non-profit worker and will most likely be for the rest of my life. I never really want to leave my job to do real estate full time, perhaps for a year, but i'm sure i'll get board, fat, or both. I cannot stop thinking about how I could be a small change in a massive societal problem: poverty.

Poverty stems from many things, main things that kill people are lack of examples of success, lack of education, lack of opportunity, thinking you are stuck in your neighborhood etc. Tons of things go into poverty, and many things come out of poverty: crime, homelessness, perpetuating poverty, etc.

I'm wondering how many of you have attempted to do something in your buildings to help alleviate some sort of poverty? Maybe you give away a unit, maybe a whole building, maybe some of your profits.

Just curious!

[Bob B.]

I give deserving families a really nice affordable home to live in as long as they continue to honor their commitment.  It's been proven time and time again that usually (not always) it doesn't solve a problem when someone gets something for nothing.  I think the receiving something for nothing reinforces the "we deserve it" attitude and perpetuates the "lets take what's not ours".   The recent national elections are proving it.