In olden times, people used to be sent to poor farms, where they were given shelter, labor, and food. Yes, there were abuses. But these are fixable ones that we

In olden times, people used to be sent to poor farms, where they were given shelter, labor, and food. Yes, there were abuses. But these are fixable ones that we should have tried to solve, rather than get rid of the program entirely. Such situations help people get back on their feet by providing meaningful employment, training in labor, stability, an address, etc. I don't see why this is so verboten to mention these days. I'm thoroughly unconvinced this is a problem of shelter space. I don't know about Dallas, but in Portland, OR we have hundreds of beds going unused every night, and despite best efforts to fill them... we still have tons of street campers.