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With millions facing eviction, it is really sad that many people still see the homeless as needing drug counseling to fix their homelessness. It couldn't be tha
by encryptluks2 5y ago
With millions facing eviction, it is really sad that many people still see the homeless as needing drug counseling to fix their homelessness. It couldn't be that the cost of housing has skyrocketed and now in many places it costs upwards of $1500 a month for rent in a small apartment and the punishment for losing a job and falling behind on debt is having to pay even more for rent or just not being able to have a safe place to live. Makes you wonder if drugs is the cause of homelessness or if the way people treat those facing economic hardships often results in drug usage.
- dhbanes 5y agoCome to LA and talk to the people who live in these encampments. It will become very obvious to you that these aren't people who were living in a 2 bedroom apartment a couple months ago and just couldn't swing the rent.
- anigbrowl 5y agoYeah, those people are mostly still inc ars or on sofas. Once someone is down to being in a tent they've usually been homeless for a while.
- aeternum 5y agoIt's likely there is not just a single factor. Drugs, evictions, mental illness, housing supply are all factors. Humans love to simplify to fit a narrative but that is rarely the case in practice.