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That was my first thought as well but then remembered that often the reason for homelessness is mental health issues. Many homeless people are just incapable of
by rgblambda 5y ago
That was my first thought as well but then remembered that often the reason for homelessness is mental health issues. Many homeless people are just incapable of taking care of themselves.
e.g. not paying rent/bills when they physically have the money to do so, gambling addict so getting into massive amounts of debt, getting evicted due to antisocial behaviour/vandalism of property.
- Apocryphon 5y agoConvert the empty real estate to the mental health facilities that Reagan emptied?
- kelnos 5y agoMaybe that's the case, but instead why not rent apartments on behalf of the homeless people, put them there, and get them evaluated and treated by a mental health professional? Living in an actual building rather than a tent in a parking lot ("protected" or otherwise) seems like a great first step and healing some of those mental health issues. When the treatment starts working to a degree that the formerly-homeless person can be trusted with the cash, give it to them, along with the rent bills.