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Part of the problem is that the "advocates", mostly non profits and people in the government, are incentivized to not solve the problem. If homelessness is solv

Part of the problem is that the "advocates", mostly non profits and people in the government, are incentivized to not solve the problem. If homelessness is solved effectively, they all lose their jobs. Think about it, if you manage to house everyone permanently, you don't need city departments that deal with the homeless, and nor do you need non profits that provide services to the homeless or advocate for them.

SOLAR_FIELDS 3y ago
As someone with a spouse that works in homeless services, I can assure you that government agencies and everyone employed in them would love it if they could declare an immediate flawless victory where homelessness is entirely eradicated forever. There is no grand “homeless support” complex where people fear losing their jobs if the problem is resolved. These people would be working on the myriad of other social service problems we have instead after the homeless problem is resolved.