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https://www.kqed.org/news/11721460/why-do-these-4-myths-about-homelessness-persist https://www.kqed.org/news/11721460/why-do-these-4-myths-abou... this myth ge
by cmrx64 6y ago
https://www.kqed.org/news/11721460/why-do-these-4-myths-about-homelessness-persist https://www.kqed.org/news/11721460/why-do-these-4-myths-abou...
this myth gets repeated and has no basis in reality. people in every city that offer any kind of service for the poor think that this attracts poor people. i guess it’s easier to believe that people are choosing to cheat society than society failed to provide for them
- timeeater 6y agoI said nothing about "choosing to cheat society". Perhaps check your own biases? I also didn't say anything about "offering services". From the charts in your article it still doesn't seem unlikely that many homeless people migrated there for the jobs, a ka money - 30% in the "1 to 4 years" bracket, 48% if you go to "up to 9 years". In my city (Berlin) it certainly seems to be the case that it is often immigrants who end up homeless, presumably because the social net for citizens doesn't fully apply to them.