what happens when we find out they decided there was no money in the cure? I have never seen a grant that fully satisfies an all encompassing population. We ended Veteran Homelessness in Riverside, CA, and I hope it is still ended. What if we focused on Homeless Prevention, and tried to stem that, and I have been hearing more and more from my outreach that people are actually homeless because they had a better chance getting help by being homeless. Thank you Iain, we will make it happen, thanks to your information, and commitment.
I have a theoretical housing solution. I didn't come up with for homeless people, but really to cool down housing marketing. Basically, I think HUD should build and provide free housing for all senior citizens (and keep it to U.S. citizens for simplicity sake). It's really a federal problem and trying to get states and local communities to solve it futile. Federal spending doesn't require taxation. We can start a war in 24 hours and there is zero requirement on sourcing any funding for them (basic MMT). Therefore, we have the funding we need for senior housing.
We can't possibly address homelessness in this country when there are way more important issues that we are faced with every day, like supporting the Ukraine and Israel.
Niko, I'm hoping your comment was sarcasm? The price tag for ending homelessness is a fraction of what the U.S. invests in the industrial war machine. This is not "either/or". You're asserting a false dichotomy.
If we see poverty and homelessness and poverty as one end of the wealth/power spectrum, what is at the other end? This inequity and the worldviews which inform it is what needs addressing.
I'm so glad someone else gets it. Thank you for this! The system needs to stop making homelessness transactional and make it relational.
what happens when we find out they decided there was no money in the cure? I have never seen a grant that fully satisfies an all encompassing population. We ended Veteran Homelessness in Riverside, CA, and I hope it is still ended. What if we focused on Homeless Prevention, and tried to stem that, and I have been hearing more and more from my outreach that people are actually homeless because they had a better chance getting help by being homeless. Thank you Iain, we will make it happen, thanks to your information, and commitment.
Very welcome rant. As ever thank you.
I have a theoretical housing solution. I didn't come up with for homeless people, but really to cool down housing marketing. Basically, I think HUD should build and provide free housing for all senior citizens (and keep it to U.S. citizens for simplicity sake). It's really a federal problem and trying to get states and local communities to solve it futile. Federal spending doesn't require taxation. We can start a war in 24 hours and there is zero requirement on sourcing any funding for them (basic MMT). Therefore, we have the funding we need for senior housing.
I hate that we have to break it down to a Financial Issue, to get people to care 😢
We can't possibly address homelessness in this country when there are way more important issues that we are faced with every day, like supporting the Ukraine and Israel.
Niko, I'm hoping your comment was sarcasm? The price tag for ending homelessness is a fraction of what the U.S. invests in the industrial war machine. This is not "either/or". You're asserting a false dichotomy.
If we see poverty and homelessness and poverty as one end of the wealth/power spectrum, what is at the other end? This inequity and the worldviews which inform it is what needs addressing.
What do you do when people refuse shelter or room keys?
Eat the rich!