Toronto carpenter builds 'tiny shelters' for the homeless. The city isn't happy

Re:Toronto carpenter builds 'tiny shelters' for the homeless... by diogenescynic on Saturday April 24, 2021 @09:33AM (#26924720)

Those studies are always without any proof. Just because someone says they were “living” there doesn’t mean it’s true or in what capacity. I live next to a cop and believe me we are getting homeless druggies from all over because other states would rather send us their problems and those druggies would rather be here where we have loose and permissive laws. Our DAs regularly refuse to prosecute people who have dozens or even hundreds of felonies.

We built this hell.

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Re:Toronto carpenter builds 'tiny shelters' for the homeless... by glenda on Saturday April 24, 2021 @09:42AM (#26924765)

Saying “I live next to a cop” doesn’t provide much proof either.

I think a big issue is that in the US people aren’t willing to acknowledge how blatantly corrupt ALL politicians are. People are really caught up in the tribalism of the two party system.

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Re:Toronto carpenter builds 'tiny shelters' for the homeless... by midhhhthrow on Saturday April 24, 2021 @11:02AM (#26925345)

It’s not necessarily corruption. There’s plenty of voters who vote against making housing more affordable. The entire state of CA has built this mess with their zoning laws

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Re:Toronto carpenter builds 'tiny shelters' for the homeless... by diogenescynic on Saturday April 24, 2021 @11:01AM (#26925337)

I think the two party tribalism is a bit of a tangent but I agree. We need more options than red or blue.

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