cocoajohn1 marshall they are out of their minds, and i dont mean the homeless. The greed of landowners is creating an American aristocracy: those without housing because of that greed, and those with housing to spare who want to alleviate anyone who cant afford their ridiculously high rents. Mental institutions? You got to be crazy to believe that housing initiatives are the problem. I thought better of Desantis than that. Maybe losing to Trump put him off the deep end. These are the most foolish things ever. Move over Biden. Another arrogant monster has come to town.
It seems the solution to this problem is to build dormitory housing for the cast members by Dinsey. A portion of their pay can be for rent. This would help to solve their problem. Build family apartments for those with families. Disney is private property, set up a campground with yerts until construction can be completed.
This seems to be a made up problem. Disney has Mega bucks. Why don’t they provide housing for their employees?? I wonder if they are just trying to stick it to De Santis to get back at him for his anti woke policies .
This is precisely a made up problem. If you want businesses to be mandated to provide housing, THAT’S the legislation that should be passed. Not silly bills that allow people without mental disorders to be placed in an already overwhelmed and underfunded mental health system.
In order for anyone to be committed to a mental institution there has to be proof they are mentally ill. They have to be tested. Most mentally ill people, that are to the point of commitment ,don’t realize they are or don’t admit they are in need of treatment in a facility.
Bingo. The mental health care system is vastly overworked and underfunded. And there doesn’t seem to be any will from DeSantis, et.al. to provide more funding.
Except for one source of mental health “care”… The prison system. There always seems to be a way to find more money for that.
Making homelessness illegal, and locking people up for being homeless is essentially setting up a debtors prison system which is unconstitutional. Can’t afford housing even though you work a full time job? Lock um up in a mental institution! When they start locking up homeless veterans over this the blow back will be tremendous…
Does your employer provide housing for you? Or did you have to find a place to rent on your own?
i.e. why should Disney have to provide housing for their employees? Note: They SHOULD pay enough wages for those employees to afford housing… that’s a different problem.
If you are homeless why are you homeless? If it’s mental illness they need to be committed to a mental institution. If it’s drug abuse they need to be committed to a drug rehab. If it’s because you lack the skills to budget your finances these are the people that need housing that’s subsidized with financial literacy courses mandated in order to live there. You are homeless because of yourself and no one is to blame but yourself but the government needs to make an assessment first then forward the correct resources to help them get back on their feet instead of grouping everyone under mental illness.
Maybe McDonalds and BurgerKing
Should build homes for their employees also…
I think if you can’t afford to live on Disney’s salary,then it’s time to find other employment
Elsewhere…
Will they be paid in scrip too? That traps folks into indentured servitude. Forced to work for Disney forever whether they want to or not just so they have a place to live. Look at the college program folks who live in in Disney housing. After paying their housing costs they’re left with about $150 a week.
desantis is insane and cruel!! He needs to be involuntary committed to a mental facility. You can’t just take the homeless to mental facilities if they HAVE to meet ADMISSION criteria for admission!! Are the homicidal or suicidal? If so do they have a plan or a means to execute a plan!! He can sign that into law but he would have to change the State regulation governing Involuntary hospilization!! What a butt wipe!!.
You seem to be under the delusion that Mickey the Rat is a compassionate and charitable individual!!!
As Willie Wonka would have said: “WRONG sir!!! WRONG!!!
.. and if any of the cast members ( particularly Belle, Alice, Jasmine, Aurora or Cruella get caught CRYING about the situation, Mickey will fire them ON THE SPOT!!!
It’s sick that they want to throw homeless people into mental institutions. What is Disney going to do when they lose 10% of their workers because they’re locked up?
Fingers crossed that soon you lose your job and you’re unable to pay your bills and pay your mortgage or rent payment and you’re living on the street. The next thing you know DeSantis put you on the mental ward because you couldn’t pay your bills. It’s all your fault dude. I hope I drive past you on the street. Shame on you.
There are plenty of people that will work. DISNEY can pay their employees more if they want to. So the share holders make a penny or two less per quarter. Oh no, how will they survive? Disney is a corporation, not an imiganary place or being. They make lots of profits. I think some of the homeless in Florida have mental issues and need help. This is a good first step. Other homeless people have adopted this as a way of life. There are working homeless people that just aren’t making it financially but it seems low. If Disney actually cared, they could easily address this.
75% of homeless are mentally ill. It’s been studied. They need to be in an institution but most state hospitals have been closed so there is no place for them to go. The 10% of CM that are homeless is on Disney. They are supposedly in the process of building cast housing but they still charge rent. They should provide room and board at least for the college program CMs.
Hmmmm- why have more people moved to Florida?! Because they want to live in a state with laws that are enforced, where they can feel safe and a Governor that cares! The reason housing and everything else is so expensive is the economy! Food, gas, etc is high due to inflation and is not going to get any better under the current federal leadership! This article is so slanted to the left- why not look at the mental illness in the homeless population and offer them a safer, healthier life. Quit supporting and encouraging groups making money off the homeless that “support” them while they line their own pockets!
You are absolutely wrong!! No one is hiring people and it’s pushing people with degrees and experience into homelessness. Take your ignorance elsewhere , no one wants to be homeless, money doesn’t grow on trees and Desantis is the devil incarnate for allowing the housing costs to be unaffordable!
I’m sorry but since when is it the responsibility of a business to provide housing for its employees. Is Home Depot or Walmart going to be required to provide housing for its employees or is the state of Florida going to provide housing for there employees? No, the responsibility for providing affordable housing for the citizens of the state is that states local and/or state government.
Why is it disneys responsible to house employees?if disney jobs don’t pay enough, I think it’s time for a career that will pay enough to live at the standards you like. As for the state they are taking the correct actions. If you want to live on the streets and eat trash, I believe thats mental instability. We pay enough at disney, don’t want to pay to house the bums that don’t want to pay their way, too many entitled.
There’s not going to be any extra housing available anywhere after Biden finishes flooding the country with his illegal immigrants. Maybe Disney should build a park in Mexico.
I feel like people don’t understand there are two very different kind of homeless people. There are the most commonly talked about get who do have mental illness, addiction or other external factors preventing employment. Then there are the “invisible homeless” who live in hotels, couch hop and spent stints living in their cars while working full time. It’s not just inflation, it’s credit scores and rental histories … One mistake and you’re black lifted from renting for up to seven years. Thy
Two minimum wage jobs won’t Cover housing, food and transportation but it also puts you over the threshold for assistance. Things are disturbingly out of balance. What used to be middle class is grey area poverty and we aren’t addressing it.
Why try to institutionalize homeless people?, its not thier fault everything is too damn exspensive!. Its ashame that our country has come to this, but let foreigners into our country and give them our jobs, a home, money, a green card, food stamps, free medical. See the point here?.
Relax people… This is more left wing propaganda to get the Non-thinkers in an uproar.
DeSantis is keeping Florida from having tent cities popping up everywhere like California and other Blue States. This is a Good thing!
Secondly, the Marchmann and Baker Act sections of this bill (Does have strict Admission guidelines for involuntary admission into Mental health facilities). Additionally, these laws have been in place for decades.
Third, if your employer isn’t paying a living wage, adjusted for cost of living, then take it up with your employer. Once people start resigning, they have to increase the salary to keep staff.
What the heck is going on in your country, locking people up in a institution is not the answer,it’s not a one size fits all kind of problem,not all homeless people have addictions or mental health problems,SMH
First lets clarify – many of these comments are obviously from people who have not been involved directly with homeless people. Moderate numbers of homeless are victims of mental health issues thus the bill will help them get the resources while the drug addicts will have a streamlined process to get clean. Second, these commenters attacking the bill and the governor have NEVER been a victim of beggars, bums, thieves, squatters, harassers, etc. Many who are listed as or call themselves homeless are NOT and many choose to live in the streets. There is a serious lack of reality in society – stop believing the propaganda and use your own eyes and ears. These bums make more money in a day bumming from YOU than most working people make in a month. Stop giving a free ride, stop their tax free, work free life styles by forcing them to get a job. We have no panhandling laws, no vagrancy laws – ENFORCE THEM. For those against this law – I hope they find your homes and move in – you take care of them.
This story is informative IF you read in to it. Why doesn’t disney pay a living wage with the billions they make off tourists??? Where are the numbers, facts that show homeless disney employees? Why attack the governor – Disney is under paying them not the government!!! Most homeless are so by choice!
Here’s a great idea. Have the Disney execs take a substantial cut in pay and increase their wages. Or better yet, have the 10% move in with them. They can make them breakfast before they go off to work. I’m so sick of liberals spouting to as I say not as I do……
The Republican Party has become the ‘Party of the Modern Day Pharisee.’ There is nothing closely resembling Christian values in their actions any longer.
It is amazing to me how so many people in these comments look to the government for help. That has never been what this country has been about. The United States has lifted more people from property to wealth throughout its history than any other society, it’s not even close. With that being said it takes individual hard work and determination and yes tough times to get there. If you are on here blaming society or capitalism or the government or whatever you will never be successful because you are giving yourself a built in excuse. I don’t care if you agree or not because you will be the only one you hurt until you realize what I am saying is true. Sorry.
Alot of weirdos in these comments. He is providing mental health services for homeless?! What a monster. 10% of employees aren’t sleeping on the streets. They live w/mommy. Skewed numbers.
Comments for After Criminalizing Homeless Disney World Cast Members, Florida Wants To Make It Easier To Commit Them to Mental Hospitals
cocoajohn1 marshall
cocoajohn1 marshall they are out of their minds, and i dont mean the homeless. The greed of landowners is creating an American aristocracy: those without housing because of that greed, and those with housing to spare who want to alleviate anyone who cant afford their ridiculously high rents. Mental institutions? You got to be crazy to believe that housing initiatives are the problem. I thought better of Desantis than that. Maybe losing to Trump put him off the deep end. These are the most foolish things ever. Move over Biden. Another arrogant monster has come to town.
Ed
Gestapo, tactics
Diana Johnson
It seems the solution to this problem is to build dormitory housing for the cast members by Dinsey. A portion of their pay can be for rent. This would help to solve their problem. Build family apartments for those with families. Disney is private property, set up a campground with yerts until construction can be completed.
Joecash566@gmail.com
This seems to be a made up problem. Disney has Mega bucks. Why don’t they provide housing for their employees?? I wonder if they are just trying to stick it to De Santis to get back at him for his anti woke policies .
Beau
This is precisely a made up problem. If you want businesses to be mandated to provide housing, THAT’S the legislation that should be passed. Not silly bills that allow people without mental disorders to be placed in an already overwhelmed and underfunded mental health system.
Beth
In order for anyone to be committed to a mental institution there has to be proof they are mentally ill. They have to be tested. Most mentally ill people, that are to the point of commitment ,don’t realize they are or don’t admit they are in need of treatment in a facility.
Louis
Bingo. The mental health care system is vastly overworked and underfunded. And there doesn’t seem to be any will from DeSantis, et.al. to provide more funding.
Except for one source of mental health “care”… The prison system. There always seems to be a way to find more money for that.
Fred
Exactly this is all a bunch of BS and even if it’s true it’s better for everybody in the long run including the homeless and Disney
Thethoughtful1
Making homelessness illegal, and locking people up for being homeless is essentially setting up a debtors prison system which is unconstitutional. Can’t afford housing even though you work a full time job? Lock um up in a mental institution! When they start locking up homeless veterans over this the blow back will be tremendous…
Louis
Does your employer provide housing for you? Or did you have to find a place to rent on your own?
i.e. why should Disney have to provide housing for their employees? Note: They SHOULD pay enough wages for those employees to afford housing… that’s a different problem.
Auset Luceus
If you are homeless why are you homeless? If it’s mental illness they need to be committed to a mental institution. If it’s drug abuse they need to be committed to a drug rehab. If it’s because you lack the skills to budget your finances these are the people that need housing that’s subsidized with financial literacy courses mandated in order to live there. You are homeless because of yourself and no one is to blame but yourself but the government needs to make an assessment first then forward the correct resources to help them get back on their feet instead of grouping everyone under mental illness.
Tom
Maybe McDonalds and BurgerKing
Should build homes for their employees also…
I think if you can’t afford to live on Disney’s salary,then it’s time to find other employment
Elsewhere…
Midwest Mama
Will they be paid in scrip too? That traps folks into indentured servitude. Forced to work for Disney forever whether they want to or not just so they have a place to live. Look at the college program folks who live in in Disney housing. After paying their housing costs they’re left with about $150 a week.
Jocelyn
desantis is insane and cruel!! He needs to be involuntary committed to a mental facility. You can’t just take the homeless to mental facilities if they HAVE to meet ADMISSION criteria for admission!! Are the homicidal or suicidal? If so do they have a plan or a means to execute a plan!! He can sign that into law but he would have to change the State regulation governing Involuntary hospilization!! What a butt wipe!!.
Inez
Great idea. Come in Disney. Step up for your employees.
Red
You seem to be under the delusion that Mickey the Rat is a compassionate and charitable individual!!!
As Willie Wonka would have said: “WRONG sir!!! WRONG!!!
Red
.. and if any of the cast members ( particularly Belle, Alice, Jasmine, Aurora or Cruella get caught CRYING about the situation, Mickey will fire them ON THE SPOT!!!
Derrick
It’s not just aimed at the cast members at Disney it’s all homeless people
Ladyredrider
Great response and ideas
Alanda
Love your idea, family apartments are needed
Steff
It’s sick that they want to throw homeless people into mental institutions. What is Disney going to do when they lose 10% of their workers because they’re locked up?
Paddie O'Furniture
Great job, Florida! Only people who want to be homeless are homeless. This will encourage them to no longer be lazy and start working!
Praise be to DeSantis!
Jogy
This is a BS story by the left
Peggy
Fingers crossed that soon you lose your job and you’re unable to pay your bills and pay your mortgage or rent payment and you’re living on the street. The next thing you know DeSantis put you on the mental ward because you couldn’t pay your bills. It’s all your fault dude. I hope I drive past you on the street. Shame on you.
Me in FL
There are plenty of people that will work. DISNEY can pay their employees more if they want to. So the share holders make a penny or two less per quarter. Oh no, how will they survive? Disney is a corporation, not an imiganary place or being. They make lots of profits. I think some of the homeless in Florida have mental issues and need help. This is a good first step. Other homeless people have adopted this as a way of life. There are working homeless people that just aren’t making it financially but it seems low. If Disney actually cared, they could easily address this.
Beth
75% of homeless are mentally ill. It’s been studied. They need to be in an institution but most state hospitals have been closed so there is no place for them to go. The 10% of CM that are homeless is on Disney. They are supposedly in the process of building cast housing but they still charge rent. They should provide room and board at least for the college program CMs.
Jules
Hmmmm- why have more people moved to Florida?! Because they want to live in a state with laws that are enforced, where they can feel safe and a Governor that cares! The reason housing and everything else is so expensive is the economy! Food, gas, etc is high due to inflation and is not going to get any better under the current federal leadership! This article is so slanted to the left- why not look at the mental illness in the homeless population and offer them a safer, healthier life. Quit supporting and encouraging groups making money off the homeless that “support” them while they line their own pockets!
Nah Shis
No one moves to Florida for anything you claim. Hilarious!!!!!
K
You are absolutely wrong!! No one is hiring people and it’s pushing people with degrees and experience into homelessness. Take your ignorance elsewhere , no one wants to be homeless, money doesn’t grow on trees and Desantis is the devil incarnate for allowing the housing costs to be unaffordable!
Bella
I’m sorry but since when is it the responsibility of a business to provide housing for its employees. Is Home Depot or Walmart going to be required to provide housing for its employees or is the state of Florida going to provide housing for there employees? No, the responsibility for providing affordable housing for the citizens of the state is that states local and/or state government.
Dave 62
Why is it disneys responsible to house employees?if disney jobs don’t pay enough, I think it’s time for a career that will pay enough to live at the standards you like. As for the state they are taking the correct actions. If you want to live on the streets and eat trash, I believe thats mental instability. We pay enough at disney, don’t want to pay to house the bums that don’t want to pay their way, too many entitled.
RickTR
There’s not going to be any extra housing available anywhere after Biden finishes flooding the country with his illegal immigrants. Maybe Disney should build a park in Mexico.
jim
Disney, don’t care. there’s lots of really good construction jobs around that pay a lot more than Disney
Rob
There seems to always be money for incarceration, wars and never enough to resolve problems in the homeland.
P!553D
I feel like people don’t understand there are two very different kind of homeless people. There are the most commonly talked about get who do have mental illness, addiction or other external factors preventing employment. Then there are the “invisible homeless” who live in hotels, couch hop and spent stints living in their cars while working full time. It’s not just inflation, it’s credit scores and rental histories … One mistake and you’re black lifted from renting for up to seven years. Thy
Two minimum wage jobs won’t Cover housing, food and transportation but it also puts you over the threshold for assistance. Things are disturbingly out of balance. What used to be middle class is grey area poverty and we aren’t addressing it.
Peter
Why try to institutionalize homeless people?, its not thier fault everything is too damn exspensive!. Its ashame that our country has come to this, but let foreigners into our country and give them our jobs, a home, money, a green card, food stamps, free medical. See the point here?.
JP
It’s called the Great Replacement Theory-which is turning out to be Fact.
JP
Relax people… This is more left wing propaganda to get the Non-thinkers in an uproar.
DeSantis is keeping Florida from having tent cities popping up everywhere like California and other Blue States. This is a Good thing!
Secondly, the Marchmann and Baker Act sections of this bill (Does have strict Admission guidelines for involuntary admission into Mental health facilities). Additionally, these laws have been in place for decades.
Third, if your employer isn’t paying a living wage, adjusted for cost of living, then take it up with your employer. Once people start resigning, they have to increase the salary to keep staff.
Thank you DeSantis.
Deb
What the heck is going on in your country, locking people up in a institution is not the answer,it’s not a one size fits all kind of problem,not all homeless people have addictions or mental health problems,SMH
Randy
And does Florida want to become California? Letting Homeless build camps and occupy the streets it’ll become that cesspool out west….
Ladyredrider
First lets clarify – many of these comments are obviously from people who have not been involved directly with homeless people. Moderate numbers of homeless are victims of mental health issues thus the bill will help them get the resources while the drug addicts will have a streamlined process to get clean. Second, these commenters attacking the bill and the governor have NEVER been a victim of beggars, bums, thieves, squatters, harassers, etc. Many who are listed as or call themselves homeless are NOT and many choose to live in the streets. There is a serious lack of reality in society – stop believing the propaganda and use your own eyes and ears. These bums make more money in a day bumming from YOU than most working people make in a month. Stop giving a free ride, stop their tax free, work free life styles by forcing them to get a job. We have no panhandling laws, no vagrancy laws – ENFORCE THEM. For those against this law – I hope they find your homes and move in – you take care of them.
Ladyredrider
This story is informative IF you read in to it. Why doesn’t disney pay a living wage with the billions they make off tourists??? Where are the numbers, facts that show homeless disney employees? Why attack the governor – Disney is under paying them not the government!!! Most homeless are so by choice!
Jay
Here’s a great idea. Have the Disney execs take a substantial cut in pay and increase their wages. Or better yet, have the 10% move in with them. They can make them breakfast before they go off to work. I’m so sick of liberals spouting to as I say not as I do……
Ethan
The Republican Party has become the ‘Party of the Modern Day Pharisee.’ There is nothing closely resembling Christian values in their actions any longer.
VS
It is amazing to me how so many people in these comments look to the government for help. That has never been what this country has been about. The United States has lifted more people from property to wealth throughout its history than any other society, it’s not even close. With that being said it takes individual hard work and determination and yes tough times to get there. If you are on here blaming society or capitalism or the government or whatever you will never be successful because you are giving yourself a built in excuse. I don’t care if you agree or not because you will be the only one you hurt until you realize what I am saying is true. Sorry.
S. Rose Smith-Hayes
Human Rights are being targeted and violated in Florida. The Governor is heartless as is the Republican Party.
Bob
Alot of weirdos in these comments. He is providing mental health services for homeless?! What a monster. 10% of employees aren’t sleeping on the streets. They live w/mommy. Skewed numbers.
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