The only “punishment” is self-imposed.
This is so far outside normal reasoning that it’s insane.
A democrat Legal operative infesting the Appeals Courts doesn’t need a reason...
While I'll agree that for the vast majority of homeless that is the case, however, there are always those few cases where they ended up homeless for other reasons. For example, those who go bankrupt due to the medical expenses that they accumulated as a result of a sick spouse, and they have a limited fixed income.