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In Reply to: RE: You fail to understand the economics of homelessness. There are two choices. Either... posted by tomservo on September 7, 2024 at 13:55:32:
Just the past 25 years.
Likely even the source for new 'houseless,' 'unhoused' and 'unsheltered' terms used.
Initially a LOT of well intentioned folk trying to do right and morphing into a LOT of fairly well
paid/well financed non profits that are well supported by an entrenched government bureaucracy
that has become very adept at keeping that budget plump. It's a fairly big business in these parts.
Actual homeless that truly want to be helped can be. Yet there's a great system here for supporting
those that are homeless but AREN'T sure they want to be helped beyond playing the system
for what they can get out of it. I was friends with one such person for years. So many opportunities
for him were botched just by his being his own worse enemy.
It's also a situation where each INDIVIDUAL case is different, so one answer fits all doesn't.
Your
"One could argue that there needs to be a way to separate those who are unable to share the burden and those who are able but don't."
sums it up.
It's a problem that is not going away any time soon in this country.
The fact that it is a humanitarian issue that has been politically weaponized
sure doesn't help.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure
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- Your first question/paragraph? Follow the history of SF's dealing with the situation... - musetap 12:14:50 09/08/24 (0)