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> and 99% of the homeless aren't homeless by choice but because society failed to provide for them. I'd like a citation for that claim. > but on the outskirts

> and 99% of the homeless aren't homeless by choice but because society failed to provide for them. I'd like a citation for that claim. > but on the outskirts adjacent to some commercial zoning it makes sense. This only makes sense if you want to ensure they don't break the poverty cycle by isolating them to blighted industrial land cut off from society. This is the same issue plaguing many poor and low income communities which have been placed in undesirable parts of municipalities. > and start building fucking housing. Where's the money coming from?

bryanlarsen 2y ago
> Where's the money coming from? The Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund announced in April, presumably. Of course, it's pretty much guaranteed that we'll get a Conservative government next summer and that money will disappear.
beedeebeedee 2y ago
> Where's the money coming from? It should come from taxes on the folks doing obscenely well from our unfair economic system
mschuster91 2y ago
> I'd like a citation for that claim. Well... the most recent stats I have for Canada [1] show: 41.8% financial issues (aka, housing becomes unaffordable thanks to exploding rents, wage stagnation and general inflation), relationship issues (36.9%) and domestic violence (13.3%) coupled with a lack of shelters, the remaining 10% are attributed mostly to (mental) health issues. The US population will likely be skewed more towards mental health issues being the root cause, particularly combined with the opioid crisis (it's always hard to tell - do the drugs themselves cause the issue or are a ton of drug users just self-medicating because they have no access to healthcare or other ways to cope with stressors?). From personal experience (aka anecdata) working in dodgy bars in Germany and hanging around with punks in my youth, the only people I know who "voluntarily" lived on the streets admitted to having mental health issues, mostly varieties of what I'd judge to be claustrophobia today. > Where's the money coming from? Reverse tax cuts for the rich, ban foreign investment into housing unless it's adding capacity to the rental market or it's used for primary residences. At least banning foreign investment is being tackled by Canada [2], but other countries should follow suit - the sooner the better. [1] https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5170-homelessness-how-does-it-happen https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5170-homelessness-how-d... [2] https://jingdaily.com/posts/what-canadas-ban-on-foreign-home-buyers-means-for-chinas-emigrants-pursuit-of-the-vancouver-dream https://jingdaily.com/posts/what-canadas-ban-on-foreign-home...

bryanlarsen 2y ago

> Where's the money coming from? The Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund announced in April, presumably. Of course, it's pretty much guaranteed that we'll get a Conservative government next summer and that money will disappear.

beedeebeedee 2y ago

> Where's the money coming from? It should come from taxes on the folks doing obscenely well from our unfair economic system

mschuster91 2y ago

> I'd like a citation for that claim. Well... the most recent stats I have for Canada [1] show: 41.8% financial issues (aka, housing becomes unaffordable thanks to exploding rents, wage stagnation and general inflation), relationship issues (36.9%) and domestic violence (13.3%) coupled with a lack of shelters, the remaining 10% are attributed mostly to (mental) health issues. The US population will likely be skewed more towards mental health issues being the root cause, particularly combined with the opioid crisis (it's always hard to tell - do the drugs themselves cause the issue or are a ton of drug users just self-medicating because they have no access to healthcare or other ways to cope with stressors?). From personal experience (aka anecdata) working in dodgy bars in Germany and hanging around with punks in my youth, the only people I know who "voluntarily" lived on the streets admitted to having mental health issues, mostly varieties of what I'd judge to be claustrophobia today. > Where's the money coming from? Reverse tax cuts for the rich, ban foreign investment into housing unless it's adding capacity to the rental market or it's used for primary residences. At least banning foreign investment is being tackled by Canada [2], but other countries should follow suit - the sooner the better. [1] https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5170-homelessness-how-does-it-happen https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/5170-homelessness-how-d... [2] https://jingdaily.com/posts/what-canadas-ban-on-foreign-home-buyers-means-for-chinas-emigrants-pursuit-of-the-vancouver-dream https://jingdaily.com/posts/what-canadas-ban-on-foreign-home...