Eric Skaggs | Pittsburgh City Paper

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    Eric Skaggs on 01/28/2016 at 1:16 AM
    I live near Mayor Fetterman and occasionally see him at Panera in the Waterfront. I used to work in social services for dpw, bdd and dli. I was also a stockbroker for a Wall Street firm and I worked with Chad Hurley at IUP developing YouTube.com . I am a veteran of desert storm and a college graduate. I got laid off 5 yeas ago and couldn't find work. I started a non profit for job creation called http://BuckGet.com and wrote a book called http://IInventedYouTube.com : http://TheREALYouTubeStory.com . I have an idea for housing/the ultimate housing solution. There are homeless people on waiting list such as myself for years and vacant units we are not aware of whIle we are homeless. A centralized database of first available section 8 housing everywhere and instant application to all waiting lists is necessary. When I applied, they expected me to go to hundreds of sites and individually apply. I made it to 3 sites before I gave up. I gave identical information at each site. It took 3 years to find housing! Why? The solution is so obvious. Apply to all at once and get first available. Right? It would've cut my potential homelessness from years to days. Call me for details. I want to help. 7248402654