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> They're homeless because they're mentally ill Some but not all. There are many disparate causes of homelessness and mental illness is just one of them. > _

by lisper 5y ago

> They're homeless because they're mentally ill Some but not all. There are many disparate causes of homelessness and mental illness is just one of them. > _requiring_ treatment for the chronically homeless That is hard to implement in a free country.

kerneloftruth 5y ago
"That is hard to implement in a free country" The past 2 years proves that entirely untrue.
- lisper 5y ago
  Huh? How?
  - throwaway1777 5y ago
    We required everyone to get COVID treatment. (Especially in california)
    - mmoche 5y ago
      Not only was it not "required," nearly 30% of the state of California remains short of full vaccination and restrictions are dropping daily. You can demand an end to "mandates" and public health emergencies, but you must then applaud when those things end.
      - throwaway1777 5y ago
        Not technically required, but required for many workplaces. I do applaud an end to mandates even though I support vaccination and am vaccinated and boosted. And therein lies the problem.
- logicalmonster 5y ago
  > Requiring medical treatments > Free country That choice is a radio button, not a checkbox. Can't have both.
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2Gkashmiri 5y ago
yeah communism is bad because it expects people to be fed and housed on state expenses while capitalism throws freeloaders off the wagon. sure its such a difficult proposition to implement in a free country. i mean i am in india and every poor household gets basically free rations every month, free healthcare in government hospitals and now even a medical insurance for treatments in private run hospitals at no cost. sure that costs a shit tonne of money but what else to do with the tax collections? spending on weapons is one but other than that, yeah. i have to ask, why is construction costs so outrageous in the US? here, labor costs ~$6-8/day, on an average the cost of construction per Sqft is around inr 2000-3500 or $25-$44 /sqft. there are resources that say usa average costs around $100-$200. that is a lot confusing because the article mentions $837000/150=5580 sqft. is that a good size home for homeless?
- pueblito 5y ago
  Unskilled labor starts at $15/hr. A loaf of fresh bread is $5.
- lisper 5y ago
  > communism Who said anything about communism? I was talking about forcing people to undergo mental health treatment against their will simply because they can't afford a place to live.
  - 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
    i was talking about "Free country". i feel sympathy for mental health treatment, that is why i said in india, medical treatment is essentially free now for rich and poor alike which is kinda big deal when it comes to increasing the overall health of communities. if you have less people who are sick, only because they did not have money for procedures otherwise, that is great.

by lisper 5y ago

kerneloftruth 5y ago

"That is hard to implement in a free country" The past 2 years proves that entirely untrue.

lisper 5y ago
Huh? How?
- throwaway1777 5y ago
  We required everyone to get COVID treatment. (Especially in california)
  - mmoche 5y ago
    Not only was it not "required," nearly 30% of the state of California remains short of full vaccination and restrictions are dropping daily. You can demand an end to "mandates" and public health emergencies, but you must then applaud when those things end.
    - throwaway1777 5y ago
      Not technically required, but required for many workplaces. I do applaud an end to mandates even though I support vaccination and am vaccinated and boosted. And therein lies the problem.
logicalmonster 5y ago
> Requiring medical treatments > Free country That choice is a radio button, not a checkbox. Can't have both.
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2Gkashmiri 5y ago

yeah communism is bad because it expects people to be fed and housed on state expenses while capitalism throws freeloaders off the wagon. sure its such a difficult proposition to implement in a free country. i mean i am in india and every poor household gets basically free rations every month, free healthcare in government hospitals and now even a medical insurance for treatments in private run hospitals at no cost. sure that costs a shit tonne of money but what else to do with the tax collections? spending on weapons is one but other than that, yeah. i have to ask, why is construction costs so outrageous in the US? here, labor costs ~$6-8/day, on an average the cost of construction per Sqft is around inr 2000-3500 or $25-$44 /sqft. there are resources that say usa average costs around $100-$200. that is a lot confusing because the article mentions $837000/150=5580 sqft. is that a good size home for homeless?

pueblito 5y ago
Unskilled labor starts at $15/hr. A loaf of fresh bread is $5.
lisper 5y ago
> communism Who said anything about communism? I was talking about forcing people to undergo mental health treatment against their will simply because they can't afford a place to live.
- 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
  i was talking about "Free country". i feel sympathy for mental health treatment, that is why i said in india, medical treatment is essentially free now for rich and poor alike which is kinda big deal when it comes to increasing the overall health of communities. if you have less people who are sick, only because they did not have money for procedures otherwise, that is great.