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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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.