Estimated cost of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics jumps to $6.9B

Re:Estimated cost of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics jumps to $6.9B by gamblor956 on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @03:16PM (#19800632)

For starters, the city is not spending billions of dollars on the Games, the funding is private sources and corporate sponsorships. Second, the 2028 Committee is a private, non-governmental organization...

That being said, LA's homeless problem is largely due to the homeless rejecting housing, rehab, drug treatment, etc. In CA, a person cannot be committed to rehab or treatment against their will. This is the single largest factor behind why CA's homeless problem is so much worse than comparable locations.

Empathy won't solve anything until you convince the homeless "advocates" that rehab and housing is more important than the "freedom" of the homeless to do drugs and wreck their lives.

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Re:Estimated cost of 2028 Los Angeles Olympics jumps to $6.9B by mixmastamyk on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:13PM (#19802614)

Knew that sentence would hit a nerve, but it is a reality, and unfortunately I didn't take the time to soften it.

You are correct, though I'd shift the focus slightly to mental illness. Mentally ill homeless in LA are deemed competent to decide their own welfare, but not face criminal charges. Logically both or neither of those must be true. Leaving a giant gaping hole of "nothing can be done" in any long-term solution.

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