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kazach@axionet.com (karen zacharias) wrote:

>Well, today was/is the opening for the new Ford Centre.  Tonight on 
>BCTV, they ran the "trailer" (those little tid bits to keep you watching 
>on their station) along with one that stated, homeless shelters in 
>Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are turning away people.  This makes me 
>sick.  Not, that I believe in handouts and generational welfare, but, if 
>nothing else, everyone should have a place to sleep, when the temperature 
>gets unbearable.  

>I make a decent wage, am a condo-owner, contribute to my community, but, 
>I will never be able to afford the $60.00 or so for a ticket.  These 
>theatres are for the elite.  Meanwhile, three or four blocks away men, 
>women and children, wait for shelter.  

>Does anyone know if they contributed to the have nots downtown?

>I hope they sleep well at night. 

>Karen


I don't know where you got the figure of $60.00 but I know I paid
$97.50 each for my tickets and don't regret it for one minute. I work
for my money and will spend it as I see fit and if that means going to
a show or theatre of a trip that is my choice. I pay taxes and donate
money to charity and all that but I have no intention of giving
everything I make away. Being homeless is one thing but if you are
talking about the useless bums who choose to live on the street
because they don't like mom and dads rules I for one do not have any
sympathy.