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Mead posted...

but things like guaranteed basic housing

Not every homeless person wants the responsibility that comes with their own property.
Plus a lot get thrown out of bnbs.

Homelessness won't be solved just by giving everyone their own 'standard' house or apartment, it is a much bigger problem than that sadly.

wolfy42 posted...

Maybe if you just made a small amount, but go JAPAN on the problem and build TONS of VERY SMALL but VERY CHEAP affordable housing. Flats that are simply 1 room, no kitchen, no bathroom, simple room. Shared bathrooms on each floor, perhaps one for every 10 rooms (with 2-3 actual toilets, and 1 shower (probably have a sign up sheet for shower times).

Japan has a different culture. It wouldn't work. People just would take advantage of it, start renting them out to others, cause problems by trashing the bathroom, get kicked out, then back on the streets.

adjl posted...

There's a very widespread attitude that anyone that is homeless is homeless entirely because of their own failures, and therefore they deserve whatever suffering they're experiencing. There's also a widespread attitude that they should experience that suffering somewhere where people who aren't homeless don't have to see, because being reminded that people are on the streets is upsetting to people that would prefer to ignore society's problems. Punishing them for being homeless is just a part of that attitude. People would rather see homeless people suffer for daring to tarnish their view of the world around them than actually solve the problems.

But you can't fix a lot of the problems. How do you fix the angry guy who just trashes every place he's put into and doesn't want to work?
I know! We can give him his own furnished house, ask him what his dream job is and provide free training for a qualification for that, and make him presentable so he can attract a potential mate! Maybe provide free support for any problems he might have even if the only support he accepts is the ever loving bottle?

Most homeless people need help, I know, I was homeless myself. But when I saw the vast complexity of the problem that some people had, I realised that not everyone could be or wants to be helped. Sure, help those who want it and show determination to acquire it, but..... it's really not as easy as 'just give everyone a house and that's half the problem solved.

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