07-12-2023, 10:17 AM
(07-12-2023, 09:44 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I see you criticizing his attempt at a solution, just as he criticizes Newsome's attempts at reducing the homelessness in California. What would you suggest that they do to reduce this huge and costly problem?
Well, they need to work on making housing more affordable. These cities are preventing the construction of affordable housing which is one of the biggest issues in California. We've talked about this on here before how it isn't a left/right issue but rather one of the haves pushing their governments to prevent the have-nots from becoming haves because that would lower their property values.
There are other issues, like VA issues, mental health issues, and yes, drugs, but you could eradicate mental health illness and drugs from the landscape and you would still have unaffordable housing. In addition, the drugs issue among the homeless isn't a matter of drugs being the cause of homelessness. That is a small percentage. The issue is that the unhoused population will turn to alcohol and drugs because of the desperation they are experiencing. We see it with the opioid epidemic in Appalachia. Individuals falling into addiction because of a loss of any sense of value.
Food, water, shelter. Those are the basic human needs and three things that someone without a stable living condition are lacking. We have to meet those needs before we can work on the other stuff because they will be too concerned with those basic needs until they are met.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
