I wonder if any really see the pattern, much less want to see the pattern:

[quote][c=000000][center][big]Homeless->depression->
mental illness->drug addiction.[/big][/center][/c][/quote]

The problem starts with homeless. Not any other way!

Once it has gotten to addiction we have let gone too far without doing anything. So our whole society is at fault for letting it go too far.

Enough said!

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

Privatized housing always made people homeless.
The Americans spent at least 2.1 billion to remove the homeless in 2022.
That's way more than it costs to house them -Us - permanently.
That's not an accident. Americans as a nation hate the poor and don't ever intend to house every person! It's war. Socialism isn't compatible with war.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@Roundandroundwego it's worse than that because it doesn't need to go to socialism. The very wealthy just refuse to pay enough for work.

Base the minimum wage on what the cost of living is for that area and it just wouldn't be a problem.

Now it's done on the state level where it should be on the city or district level.

And that's not socialism. It's still capitalism.

They claim that ⅓ of your income should go to housing. Well base the minimum wage on that on a 40 hour week for the local area and the problem is resolved.