We can all agree that poverty and homelessness are a problem. Where most of us disagree is on what should be done about it, and whether the problem is severe e

We can all agree that poverty and homelessness are a problem. Where most of us disagree is on what should be done about it, and whether the problem is severe enough to warrant government action at all. If more people are homeless when the economy is bad... fix the economy. If more people are jobless when the economy is bad fix the economy. Saying "people are homeless, we have to fix homelessness" does not have a logical follow on that the way to fix it is to make everyone poor. It doesn't even follow that throwing money at the homeless would fix homelessness, especially when other prerequisites to having a home still fail to be met (like the ability to care for a home, or the self-control not to spend the money on things other than housing). That doesn't mean don't try, but we need evidence and data to recommend policies not idealized fantasies of UBI.