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explain why the places with the worst homeless is the same ones with high taxes and liberal policies then. i used to give a shit but years of work on this probl
by collegeburner 4y ago
explain why the places with the worst homeless is the same ones with high taxes and liberal policies then. i used to give a shit but years of work on this problem and a lot of cities only made it worse.
literally all the progressives can come up with for a solution is "give more shit away free" when we used to give away less and didn't have the same problem. whatever the disease is that's not treating it.
- poulsbohemian 4y agoDude. “Progressives” is a big span of people and ideas. “Give more shit away for free” is not a policy position and you know it. Do I like things like land grants (an actual progressive policy idea)? No, personally I’m skeptical. What we do need to be looking at though is things like the cost of health care, the cost of child care, access to education (including cost of student loans) that push people into economic hardship and ultimately into homelessness. Likewise - regardless of politics - we all recognize that we are in an enormous mental health crisis as a nation. You work on these root causes and work your way back into solving homelessness. None of that involved “giving away shit for free” and none of it happens overnight. That said - maybe you should look at places like Houston, which is hardly a liberal hotbed but I understand has improved their homeless problem by… giving away free housing.
- munificent 4y agoWashington has the most regressive taxes of any state in the US.