Why do some people believe that homeless people should receive no money or support from government?
If you Were the prime minister, president, king or queen of your country, how would you eradicate homelessness?
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Gusman · 61-69, M
Build plenty of social/public housing
Beyond Shelter in the US is doing great work.
Finland has a really good system. Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, Canada.
There are many countries doing right by concentrating on homelessness.
If we look at Australia - Neither Government is committed to alleviating homelessness.
They continue to say that the monetary outlay is too great.
But they always come up with money for "Essentials"
Most recent examples - Ordering new submarines at a cost of $90 billion. Order was cancelled but still paid France $900 million compensation.
Give $525 million to the Pacific Islands for development assistance.
Offer to pay for the Solomon Island's upcoming election of which they have accepted. No cost has been mention but bound to be many millions of dollars.
Gave billions of dollars to Businesses during the height of the pandemic. Many of those Business made huge profits but are not required to pay back the money.
Beyond Shelter in the US is doing great work.
Finland has a really good system. Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Singapore, Canada.
There are many countries doing right by concentrating on homelessness.
If we look at Australia - Neither Government is committed to alleviating homelessness.
They continue to say that the monetary outlay is too great.
But they always come up with money for "Essentials"
Most recent examples - Ordering new submarines at a cost of $90 billion. Order was cancelled but still paid France $900 million compensation.
Give $525 million to the Pacific Islands for development assistance.
Offer to pay for the Solomon Island's upcoming election of which they have accepted. No cost has been mention but bound to be many millions of dollars.
Gave billions of dollars to Businesses during the height of the pandemic. Many of those Business made huge profits but are not required to pay back the money.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Jobs, jobs, jobs. And by this I mean good paying jobs that either keep up with inflation or else a corporate profits tax is both threatened as well as imposed.
If any "corporation" makes more profits than the percentage of the current inflation without increasing ALL their employees wages, not just management, then such a tax should be imposed.
Right now they pay NO taxes at all for the most part.
Notice I say CORPORATIONS. Leave the businesses alone. That way you encourage small business to increase. Small businesses just can not compete with just about any corporation.
It's why corporations have such a huge sway with PACs and "donations" to lobbyists.
Few small businesses can do so because they simply can not afford to. That's how much these corporations profits are.
The homeless are homeless because they can not afford a home because any job doesn't pay enough.
Key the tax on any profits above the current rate of inflation. The more they make in profits the higher the tax, with distribution going to low income housing.
Win, win on both the PACs & lobbyist problem as well as the housing the homeless housing problem. With additional benefits on inflation itself.
Right now there's no limit to what corporations will charge. They increase their prices way beyond what they really need. Then use a portion of that on PACs and lobbying for higher profits just for corporations.
In other words they are getting around the voting system without a need to vote.
If any "corporation" makes more profits than the percentage of the current inflation without increasing ALL their employees wages, not just management, then such a tax should be imposed.
Right now they pay NO taxes at all for the most part.
Notice I say CORPORATIONS. Leave the businesses alone. That way you encourage small business to increase. Small businesses just can not compete with just about any corporation.
It's why corporations have such a huge sway with PACs and "donations" to lobbyists.
Few small businesses can do so because they simply can not afford to. That's how much these corporations profits are.
The homeless are homeless because they can not afford a home because any job doesn't pay enough.
Key the tax on any profits above the current rate of inflation. The more they make in profits the higher the tax, with distribution going to low income housing.
Win, win on both the PACs & lobbyist problem as well as the housing the homeless housing problem. With additional benefits on inflation itself.
Right now there's no limit to what corporations will charge. They increase their prices way beyond what they really need. Then use a portion of that on PACs and lobbying for higher profits just for corporations.
In other words they are getting around the voting system without a need to vote.
trollslayer · 46-50, M
First think I would do is dispel the myth that most homeless are there because they are lazy, refuse to work, or some other fault of their own. Only once you get rid of the notion that everyone is capable of "pulling themselves up from their bootstraps" can you finally make a dent in the problem.
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Heartlander · 80-89, M
There are 50+ reasons why someone may be homeless, and another 50+ consequences of their homeless status. There is no single solution. Actually, some attempts at single solutions have just made things worse. Like the fastest way to create an economic dead zone in an already struggling city is to plant a massive, poorly managed public housing project in the middle of it.
One way to keep the unemployed unemployed is to plant subsidized or free housing in the middle of the inner city ghetto while giving employers a good reason to abandon the inner cities and move to the suburbs. And one way to keep the vacated shops vacant is with restrictive building codes that make it too expensive to repurpose a commercial building. And of course, one way to keep inner city poor people from going to the suburbs is lack of transportation.
Dealing with homelessness requires comprehensive planning and an awareness of why people may be homeless.
One way to keep the unemployed unemployed is to plant subsidized or free housing in the middle of the inner city ghetto while giving employers a good reason to abandon the inner cities and move to the suburbs. And one way to keep the vacated shops vacant is with restrictive building codes that make it too expensive to repurpose a commercial building. And of course, one way to keep inner city poor people from going to the suburbs is lack of transportation.
Dealing with homelessness requires comprehensive planning and an awareness of why people may be homeless.
ElwoodBlues · M
@hippyjoe1955 says
Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative That Homelessness Is a Choice
Ruth Gourevitch, Mary K. Cunningham March 27, 2019
Homeless people are not homeless. Their home is the street. The vast vast majority of them are there by choice.
BULLLSHITTT!!!Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative That Homelessness Is a Choice
Ruth Gourevitch, Mary K. Cunningham March 27, 2019
... This means of the 363 people experiencing chronic homelessness who were randomly selected to receive treatment, 63 percent engaged with the service providers and moved into housing (also known as the project’s take-up rate). In other words, regardless of whether they were actively seeking help, 63 percent of participants engaged with the program and agreed to move into housing. Very few studies track take-up rates, making this evaluation one of the few benchmarks for engaging participants who are not actively seeking services.
These strong take-up numbers highlight the desire for housing among Denver’s chronically homeless population, debunking the idea that people would choose homelessness when given the option of permanent supportive housing.
https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/dismantling-harmful-false-narrative-homelessness-choiceThese strong take-up numbers highlight the desire for housing among Denver’s chronically homeless population, debunking the idea that people would choose homelessness when given the option of permanent supportive housing.
@ElwoodBlues you really seem to disagree with hippy almost everywhere
ElwoodBlues · M
@mysteryespresso Not everywhere, but when I notice him and he's badly wrong I call him out on it. While dippyjoe presents opinions, I present scientific studies and statistical data. Funny thing - dippyjoe never tells you where his data comes from!!
hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M