> Locking them up for the crime of not being able to afford a home But we should lock them up for the crime of doing crime: dealing drugs, drunk and disorderly

> Locking them up for the crime of not being able to afford a home But we should lock them up for the crime of doing crime: dealing drugs, drunk and disorderly, assault, robbery, theft etc. > and costs the government way more than just giving them outright cash. The cut-price solution is clearly no solution at all. > Locking them up in mental wards has the same issues and there's a reason involuntary commitment fell out of favour - it's ripe for abuse. These people meed help, and a drug-free environment is a place they can receive that help. > And driving them off via whatever measures just shifts the problem elsewhere. There are other places where some of these people (the ones without crippling mental health issues) stand a far better chance of building a stable life for themselves