Posted on 09/16/2019 8:39:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
"Government is not the answer to all problems... Often it is the source"
-Ronald Reagan
Open the mental institutions the ACLU had closed in the 1970s, then bring back the Vagrancy laws.
Before Dems created the bogus and completely incorrect word “homeless,” we used the perfectly fine word “bums.” But “homeless” sounds as if they didn’t have a choice, are innocent victims of circumstance and need endless programs of free stuff administered by a whole new perpetual colossal industry.
Most of us were sick of it 40 years ago. Just like we were sick of illegals 40 years ago.
Needs a better name if it’s going to be a Scyfy movie. Bumnami? Hobocane? Trampnado?
Nope. Not a federal problem. The states made this mess, let them clean it up.
It's all liberalism.
I was thinking one step further. Revoke their statehood under each state must have a republic form of government and turn it into a territory.
There are.
My goodness, DCS takes children away from homes on a regular basis. I’m not sure about California.
Not at all. It wasn't substandard when housing boomed post-WWII. Probably because there wasn't envirowackos, bureaucrats, and SJWs demanding things then?
Are you also arguing for substandard automobiles, refrigerators, and stoves? Do you think the gas companies should stop monitoring for leaks?
That's classic knee-jerk liberalism.
When real estate is made a get rich quick scheme for every Tom, Dick and Harry, then you get profiteers who only look at a buck.
So better to see people sleep on the streets for real estate investors and landlords to earn evil profits, right?
And they are sometimes your neighbors. Do you think the fact that housing was supposed to take up maybe 30% of your income 50-60 years ago and now for a lot of people renting it is more like 75% it is all their fault for not having higher paying jobs? Get real.
The majority of those people made bad decisions. Maybe get a roommate and rent out a sleeping room or motel first if your homeless?
if you have a job and still can't afford to pay for housing you might want to consider looking for a job in a place where you can afford to live.
The problem is that one has to be able to find a job in an affordable area. Many STEM jobs requires that their employees come to work each day in a housing-challenged area. Work-from-home is still not an option for many people.
I'd start with Washington DC, particularly with some people jonesing for "solutions" of climate change. If we start by eliminating all the air travel for our elected officials, and eliminating commuting for all the bureaucrats, then jobs could move to less-expensive areas.
Don't hold your breath. "Tis for thee, not me."
Totally agree
Put mentally insane and drug and drink addicted Street people in institutions again
That’s 99% of the problem
Where did I call you names? I said your statement I referenced was classic knee-jerk liberalism.
Also I didn't say get rid of building codes, etc. entirely. I said (along the lines) that cities and states run by Democrats are enacting rules such as green energy mandates that do nothing but add on to the cost of new buildings and retard growth. The permit for new buildings in CA is a nightmare, it runs into the thousands of dollars and then there's zoning laws, NIMBY activists who don't want high-rises spoiling their view.
We all support safe buildings, but who knows what's best how structurally sound buildings should be? Certainly not local bureaucrats who never picked up even a paint brush in their life.
The mandates, rules, and building regulations have gone too far. That's a huge reason why these states have high homeless problems.
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