I've lived in multiple places in downtown Seattle for the last ~15 years and I can count on one hand the number of homeless people I've seen during that time th

I've lived in multiple places in downtown Seattle for the last ~15 years and I can count on one hand the number of homeless people I've seen during that time that aren't either completely drugged out or without serious mental health issues. It's, in my first-hand experience, the overwhelmingly top deciding factor in their situation. Homeless advocates like to paint this pretty (propaganda) picture of people that, shucks, are just down on their luck, shucks, their rent went up and now they're homeless and if only we gave them (steal from others) some money or a house or whatever, that'll be the help they need to get back on their feet. The vast, vast, majority of the current homeless population will just destroy the house and then move on whenever they're eventually kicked out.