09-02-2023, 03:13 PM
Ok very broad subject and no one has really tapped on the Homeless side. And i really don't know what to do there either, other that put them on busses and send them to sanctuary cites lol. Pass the buck!
So I'll try to address ways to help the Homeless first, then later try to address poverty, but they might have some overlapping since they are entwined in a way.
In the private sector, if there is a problem, they do research and find a way to solve the problem. With Government, the answer is throw money at it, and if that doesn't work, throw MORE money at it.
For me, i want 100% transparency on the penny in, penny out. I want to be able to see how these effers are spending my money and slam them with red flags when necessary.
Currently the FED (doesn't include State/City) pays approx 2 billion annually for empty buildings. Since they are hard to sell (regulations), why not start converting some (Locations/size) into mental/rehab institutions and housing for the homeless? There is also homeless people that just can't be helped, i don't know what to do with them, other than to over ride their rights in order for them to get help. Kinda a damned if you do, damned if you don't.
We also need to streamline a way in how we identify people that are struggling before they become homeless. Seriously, in order for people to get help they practically have to be broke.
Just to get Food Stamps:
To qualify for food stamps, your household can have no more than $2,000 in combined countable resources. Up to $4,650 of the fair market value of one car.
I can understand the countable resources part, but a car?? Most cars at that value aren't all that dependable.
If the main provider has lost their job, it can take up to 3-4 weeks before their first unemployment check will come (and at 50% pay and no bonuses for dependents til you are making over 1k per week, then you get $1 extra), that's if they don't find a job before that or lose everything (many in the poverty level live check to check and can't survive that long with out food).
Not all Homeless are mentally ill or drug abusers, some just simply can't afford the rent in the city they live in.
Which leads us to how can we address poverty and find affordable housing for everyone that wants it?
*edit forgot to add that we need Universal Healthcare for every USC in order for the mental health side to work.
So I'll try to address ways to help the Homeless first, then later try to address poverty, but they might have some overlapping since they are entwined in a way.
In the private sector, if there is a problem, they do research and find a way to solve the problem. With Government, the answer is throw money at it, and if that doesn't work, throw MORE money at it.
For me, i want 100% transparency on the penny in, penny out. I want to be able to see how these effers are spending my money and slam them with red flags when necessary.
Currently the FED (doesn't include State/City) pays approx 2 billion annually for empty buildings. Since they are hard to sell (regulations), why not start converting some (Locations/size) into mental/rehab institutions and housing for the homeless? There is also homeless people that just can't be helped, i don't know what to do with them, other than to over ride their rights in order for them to get help. Kinda a damned if you do, damned if you don't.
We also need to streamline a way in how we identify people that are struggling before they become homeless. Seriously, in order for people to get help they practically have to be broke.
Just to get Food Stamps:
To qualify for food stamps, your household can have no more than $2,000 in combined countable resources. Up to $4,650 of the fair market value of one car.
I can understand the countable resources part, but a car?? Most cars at that value aren't all that dependable.
If the main provider has lost their job, it can take up to 3-4 weeks before their first unemployment check will come (and at 50% pay and no bonuses for dependents til you are making over 1k per week, then you get $1 extra), that's if they don't find a job before that or lose everything (many in the poverty level live check to check and can't survive that long with out food).
Not all Homeless are mentally ill or drug abusers, some just simply can't afford the rent in the city they live in.
Which leads us to how can we address poverty and find affordable housing for everyone that wants it?
*edit forgot to add that we need Universal Healthcare for every USC in order for the mental health side to work.
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