Here’s how this works: In the 1970s and ‘80s, liberals succeeded in getting a vast number of mental hospitals closed for “humanitarian” reasons.
• Homelessness is in large part a mental health problem.
• More mental hospitals could solve a great deal of the problem.
• But the main attribute of liberals is they cannot admit they were wrong about anything, ever. Ever.
• Therefore, mental hospitals will remain closed for “humanitarian” reasons, and the homeless will continue to multiply.
...you forgot, they also blamed the homeless on the ‘budget cuts’ (LOL) of the Reagan Administration.