Re:California Spent $17B on Homelessness. It’s Not Working
by d0gsg0w00f on Friday June 02, 2023 @08:45PM
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It's less about "why won't you help these people" and more about "what have you done with the $100k I paid you last year, when will you be satisfied?"
The only defense is electing people that stop the bleed and force the government to prioritize what they spend on. Talk amongst yourselves and decide if building a new park or helping homeless people is more important.
Re:California Spent $17B on Homelessness. It’s Not Working
by jeffreyames on Friday June 02, 2023 @10:58PM
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There are many unselfish people who don’t like to throw good money after bad, who think that the current solutions are so ineffective that even if the entire wealth of every billionaire went towards homelessness the needle would barely move.
Re:California Spent $17B on Homelessness. It’s Not Working
by bombcar on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:35PM
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The US federal government spends a trillion dollars a year on social programs (likely more when you include the states) - and some work exceptionally well, and others not so much.
And much of it is effectively subsidizing Walmart and friends anyway.
A lot of people seems to accept tax cuts for billionaires much higher than anything spend on the poor. It is all about framing and repetition.
Humans like to help other humans. The problem is that there is a push towards selfishness from the people that has the most and profits more out of it.