In a just world the chronically homeless would be in mental health hospitals as one would have to be mentally ill to refuse government housing or be kicked out of a government program. It would make cities safer and put a major dent in urban crime.
Of course, it was the Liberals in the ‘70s through the ‘90s that led the crusade to close the mental hospitals. They were, they said, “abusive” to their residents and, one must assume, limited their potential use in Liberal “projects.”
Locked state mental institutions and also homes for the mentally retarded would go far in protecting them, and society as a whole.
And a lot less expensively than the current provisions that don’t work.
How about instead recognizing that the problems that cause so many dysfunctional people have to be addressed or what's left of civilization might go down in flames.