A recent Facebook post by someone asking for help for a woman with two children living in her car prompted someone to comment on the pods situation. She said ‘just recently learned there are people occupying the pods post floods that shouldn’t have been permitted to… I personally know of certain individuals that have abused the rights of the pods awaiting for homes they have purchased to settle.’
I have also been shocked to hear similar information, from the horses’ mouth so to speak, of someone who’s saved over $100,000 in the two years, another who’s saved a good deposit for a home, another who’s bought a brand new, expensive car – all of these people who I know have been working full-time and not paying rent. Maybe they were needy at the time of the floods, but I’m wondering why they are still living there, and when are they going to start paying rent?
Shouldn’t these people be moved on so homeless women and children can live in their space for free?
My assertions are facts from people I know who’ve been living in the pods and have told me about their savings, as well as the woman who commented on Facebook.
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