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Originally Posted by tucker6
The whole idea that taxpayers should foot the bill to build housing for the homeless completely misses the mark. Spend your money on drug and alcohol prevention programs; mental health programs; jobs training. The unfortunate fact is that even if you did all that, a significant amount of homeless would still wish to remain homeless. Those that do decide to live in housing will destroy it in due time.
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Unless something has changed in the decades that have passed since I worked on the outskirts of Skid Row that is where 99% of the homeless come from, mental illness or extreme substance abuse. If rents get too high healthy employed people either move to a lower rent district or get more roommates. They don't decide to drink Thunderbird 24-7 and sleep in the streets. Some politicians are so out of touch with reality it boggles the mind and that goes for both parties.
