• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    Or maybe the problem should not be swept under the rug, and the root causes, meaning the housing market, the economy and mental health should be treated.

    Note that many other places don’t have a problem of homeless encampments this big. Wonder why.

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      3 months ago

      And how would we do that? In places like SF we’ve spent billions trying to fix the problem … and nothing has been fixed. There are many options for help but the people on the streets choose not to seek for help, they made the decision to stay on the streets and this is the consequence.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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        3 months ago

        Yeah, it’s their fault, not the nonexistent public (mental) healthcare, not the insane inflation and housing prices, not any of that.

        Maybe those billions should have been spent differently. How many houses did you build out of those billions for example?