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Lived in Chicago and Minneapolis. Hard winters naturally reduce the homeless. They either migrate, get jobs or die
by wombatpm 5y ago
Lived in Chicago and Minneapolis. Hard winters naturally reduce the homeless. They either migrate, get jobs or die
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoThis is unnecessarily darwinian in its conception. It also ignores that the major NE cities invest more into building shelters because they decided people freezing to death on the sidewalk was unacceptable.
- yarky 5y agoI second the op, it's hard to just be homeless when it gets freezing cold. Put differently, if I had to choose a place to be homeless, I'd start by choosing a place with good weather, that's a (hypothetical) fact.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoPeople start where they are. Hitch hiking and train jumping are both very dangerous. It's no simple matter to "choose a place with good weather."
- cyberbanjo 5y agoFree bus rides to wherever in the US based on someone else's word over phone call https://www.streetsheet.org/homeward-bound-program-offers-free-bus-ride-home/ https://www.streetsheet.org/homeward-bound-program-offers-fr...
- bpodgursky 5y agoDo you know that it's true that per-capital NE cities invest more into shelters? View from Seattle, an enormous amount of money is spent on homeless outreach and shelters that I have never seen reflected in any other area (other than the Pacific rim).
- colinmhayes 5y agoHave you ever been to a homeless shelter? There's a reason homeless live on the street even in areas that have shelter availability.
- sjg007 5y agoMinnesota houses it's homeless in the winter. But people do migrate.
- wombatpm 5y agoWhich puts them in the system, and they get the help they need or they rebel and leave- facing the choice of migrate or die. It’s not pretty but it’s the reality, because nature is a harsh teacher.