I live in a suburban oasis in North Orange County, with plenty of "empathy" and awareness for wealth "inequality". Yet, at the most recent city council meeting

I live in a suburban oasis in North Orange County, with plenty of "empathy" and awareness for wealth "inequality". Yet, at the most recent city council meeting, there were a large number of residents complaining about the personal cost of opening up supportive housing for homeless people. Not a financial cost, but a personally subjective "cost" of sharing their city with transients. This housing complex includes mental health services and employment services on-site and has support from the local city government. Instead of compromising and considering alternatives, these people advocated for removing the program entirely and passing the buck to the next city. High costs of living exist regardless of "empathy" or awareness of "inequality". The problem is policy, not personality.