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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.