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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by vikeri on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @07:42PM (#18499241)
In comparison to SF/LA/NY etc. we have very few homeless people in Scandinavia. If I were to speculate then I think our extensive social security systems (free healthcare & education etc.) is the reason why. But then we all pay 30-55 % tax on our income to fund that social security.
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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by tropo on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @07:53PM (#18499303)
Another reason is the very strong motivation provided by your winter. Being homeless results in death, which explains why you have very few homeless people in Scandinavia.
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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by dahdum on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @11:55PM (#18500236)
Your area also has the highest rates of compulsory mental health hospitalization in Europe. To do so in the US would likely not be constitutional.
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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by CryptoPunk on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @07:43PM (#18499251)
People of Scandinavian descent in the US have much lower levels of homelessness as well, so I think it's far more likely a socio-cultural cause, rather than political.
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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by all2 on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @01:00PM (#18504618)
You work hard, your family works hard, and you help people out. Its sort of unspoken, but I've seen it in action a few times.
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Re:The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest... by fjsolwmv on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @03:29PM (#18505795)
In no sense is that a "Scandinavian"-specific trait.
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