>The logic being presented here is that because the government has only given them free housing and not a free place to play basketball, it's reasonable to expe

>The logic being presented here is that because the government has only given them free housing and not a free place to play basketball, it's reasonable to expect that they'll fill their days selling stolen goods. By building somewhere to shoot hoops, the problem could be solved. This is a strawman - expect the strawman here is Andre. When, during the course of this interview, did Andre become a city planner? Why are you taking his suggestion so literally? You have successfully quoted the problem ("he has struggled with homelessness on and off since he was 14"), but then refuse to actually address it. Someone who has been homeless since 14 is not going to magically become better without significant resources expended. Someone who has been homeless since 14 is probably someone who is very difficult to reintegrate into society and likely has problems holding down an actual job. The "solution" for Andre is likely therapy and education, the latter which he missed during his developmental years. To try and fix issues like these is very expensive and can only be done on a case by case basis. The people who believe "homelessness is an issue that can be solved by throwing free housing at people" are looking to avoid creating these types of individuals instead of "fixing" them post-hoc. You aren't going to fix a problem exacerbated over 20 years by a policy change in 2. I don't blame those who live there (or in any cities like SF), as I personally don't believe the problem was caused by Amazon or any other tech company; I understand the frustration of dealing with people who think homelessness was personally caused by Jeff Bezos. Both are just side effects of policy changes and tech advancements that happened decades ago; and in the same vein I think solutions to homeless must consider approaches on the same time scale.