That has been tried before. We stopped doing it because of how horrible it was. The homeless are better off than in the institutions of old.

I don't know if modern institutions could be better. However we know they failed in the past. If you want to propose them again, you need to provide some proof that they new ones will be better than the old.

> The homeless are better off than in the institutions of old.

Well, I'm glad someone is because everyone else seems to be worse off as a result

> Well, I'm glad someone is because everyone else seems to be worse off as a result

Fortunately mass incarceration and just doing nothing aren't the only two options.

Maybe we need to do Australia again, but instead of for debtors it's for drug rehab. Just make sure the entire island we pick is drug-free. (Yes, there are obvious issues with this and it's likely incompatible with our current view of what a "free society" is).

Man how do you write this sentence and then not immediately delete it out of shame

Because I don't feel any shame out of what seems like the necessary thing to do. But maybe you can show me the commandment from on high where I should feel shame. Or better yet than shaming, you could provide an alternative that works.