Shh don't give the GOP any ideas.

Go be poor somewhere else.

That's like a bank fee when you're overdrawn.

Pro Zack: [www.toysit.com image 300x295]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought of that.

Although I was also going to say;


Hungry, Hungarian, Hippos!

Can someone just post the Xzibit pic so we can move on?

FTFA: A new legal regulation has come into force in Hungary making homelessness punishable by a fine of around $600 (£384) or prison.

Well, that takes care of that.

Hungary makes being hungry smelling like shiat in Hungary a $600 fine

/I lived in Budapest for 7 years, i just know it, right?

if you can't afford a place to live how the hell can you afford to pay a $600.00 fine?!!!

MoronLessOff: FTFA: A new legal regulation has come into force in Hungary making homelessness punishable by a fine of around $600 (£384) or prison.

Well, that takes care of that.

I wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper in the long run to just build homes for them and give them a little food stipend. Plus, some temporary construction jobs.

Hungry Hungarians hungry Hungarians anger anger hungry Hungarians.

SlothB77: i don't think they thought their cunning plan all the way through. unless ... what are their prisons like?

No, they did.

They're not trying to solve the problem of being homelessness.

They're trying to solve the problem of homeless people in their cities.

This fine will scare them away - ideally to other countries, at which point, "mission accomplished". All it requires is no humanity.

vodka: That's like a bank fee when you're overdrawn.

TFA:
MPs from the ruling conservative party proposed the regulation...

Conservatives: they're assholes outside the US too.

/exporting bootstraps to Hungary

baufan2005 Add Favorite User Quote 2011-12-01 01:57:13 PM Ignore User
Shh don't give the GOP any ideas.

You have to think that this is something the PNAC is jizzing their pants about.

Why stop at fining the homeless? You can criminalize a whole slew of undesirables. Low credit score? Fined. Lost your job? Fined. Get injured and don't have insurance? Fined.

Can't afford to pay your fines? Fine, we'll just put you to work in our new factory where you'll get three hots, a cot, and the chance to learn a new trade while you're working off your fines as well as the cost of your room and board.

Homeless person, you are hereby ordered to report to 60 Andrassy Street for retraining and reeducation.

When did the Arrow Cross return to power?

fredsnake: if you can't afford a place to live how the hell can you afford to pay a $600.00 fine?!!!

These people have chosen to be homeless to "game the system."

fredsnake: if you can't afford a place to live how the hell can you afford to pay a $600.00 fine?!!!http://www.fark.com/comments/6778343/Hungary-makes-being-hung ry-in-Hun gary-a-$600-fine#b

Exactly =)

FTA: He argues that local councils should take responsibility for tackling homelessness, and points to new schemes and places in homeless hostels.

The homeless tend to congregate in large urban centers. As such, they tend to bear the brunt of the cost in dealing with the homeless. Other municipal services tend to suffer as more money is siphoned into social welfare, making the city more of a cesspool, which drives more people out of the city, which results in a loss of tax revenue, which degrades services further, and so on. Granted, high transportation costs keep suburban flight a bit more contained in Europe than in North America, but eventually there is a breaking point.

Criminalizing homelessness isn't going to solve anything unless you take a couple more steps into the extreme and place them into forced prison labor camps where they can work for their room and board. Of course, now private companies have to compete against workers earning slave wages, which results in wage depression and all of the other ills that come with it. So it only works for a few niche markets where they don't fark with the rest of the economy. Too many homeless for that.

Of course, nobody would be hungry in Hungary if Soylent Tápláléklánc Zrt were to incorporate.

I'm guessing that the real target is the gypsies, but it's even less politically correct to make a law banning gypsies...