>However, the number of people begging on the streets is still rising sharply, so I don't think it is the silver bullet everyone thinks it is. The silver bulle

>However, the number of people begging on the streets is still rising sharply, so I don't think it is the silver bullet everyone thinks it is. The silver bullet for what? Stop letting people die of cold in the street while there are plenty of empty building out there? I live in France and here we happily let kids which are attending school go sleep in a tent for the whole winter, more than 2000 according to the (probably minoring) official stats. Meanwhile we have MILLIONS of empty shelters. Kudo Finland and all countries that won’t let whatever fear and bullshit metrics make look elsewhere when political decisions lead to unbearable human conditions. https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/societe/2043-enfants-a-la-rue-un-chiffre-qui-explose-en-france https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/societe/2043-enfants-a... https://www.federationsolidarite.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DP_Barometre-Enfants-a-la-rue-2024_FAS-UNICEF.pdf https://www.federationsolidarite.org/wp-content/uploads/2024... https://www.ecoreseau.fr/expressions/tribune-libre/la-tragedie-des-enfants-a-la-rue-une-urgence-nationale-2025-02-16-111272 https://www.ecoreseau.fr/expressions/tribune-libre/la-traged... https://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/edition-numerique/chiffres-cles-du-logement-2022/5-logements-vacants https://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/editi...