I mean NGL the leftist architecture is very depressing. I think with current infrastructure if all houses were occupied homelessness wouldnt be a problem in most western countries right?
While this is sad and I agree, you cant just go shoving homeless people into empty apartments. There would need to be way more safeguards than that.
Example, you live in an apartment with 2 children and there are empty units near you. A law passes that empty apartments are fair game. A mentally ill or meth addict person moves in next to you, then 5 people move in, people are coming and going to that apartment, right as your children are coming home from school every day. How do you feel about that?
I feel you think every homeless person is a drug addict which makes you an asshole.
Example: rich kid moves in, kid’s into snorting coke, rich daddy just throws money at kid. Way better environment for the next door children i’m sure.
I definitely dont think that, but let’s not ignore that its usually the norm. Let me ask you, would you go out in the street and take the first unhoused person you see into your house ? Im being realistic.
That rich kid is a piece of shit and should have the same consequences as if that happened to a homeless person. Im merely outlining what is bad about saying “give all empty apartments and houses to the homeless and it will fix if!” It wont. It would need a massive management team and billions of dollars to run it to make sure your next-door neighbor isnt throwing heroine needles into your yard.
I definitely dont want a homeless person moving in next to me. To be honest I dont want anyone to move in next to me because neighbors usually suck. But thats a different discussion.
would you go out in the street and take the first unhoused person you see into your house ?
That’s the government’s job.
It would need a massive management team and billions of dollars to run it to make sure your next-door neighbor isnt throwing heroine needles into your yard.
Not sure about billions (and even so, better that to spend them liberating countries of their oil), but Finland that did exactly that.
I wonder whether the figure still holds true if we include all of the people still living with parents or in multi-family arrangements because they can’t afford individual homes.
I mean NGL the leftist architecture is very depressing. I think with current infrastructure if all houses were occupied homelessness wouldnt be a problem in most western countries right?
Then you haven’t seen it in it’s surroundings and what it looks like when it’s cared for.
For example, here is a brutalist theatre during winter (with a stylised perspective):
And here is what it looks like during summer with the whole picture:
there are more empty homes/apartments in every city/town in the country than there are homeless people in those areas, yes.
While this is sad and I agree, you cant just go shoving homeless people into empty apartments. There would need to be way more safeguards than that.
Example, you live in an apartment with 2 children and there are empty units near you. A law passes that empty apartments are fair game. A mentally ill or meth addict person moves in next to you, then 5 people move in, people are coming and going to that apartment, right as your children are coming home from school every day. How do you feel about that?
I feel you think every homeless person is a drug addict which makes you an asshole.
Example: rich kid moves in, kid’s into snorting coke, rich daddy just throws money at kid. Way better environment for the next door children i’m sure.
I definitely dont think that, but let’s not ignore that its usually the norm. Let me ask you, would you go out in the street and take the first unhoused person you see into your house ? Im being realistic.
That rich kid is a piece of shit and should have the same consequences as if that happened to a homeless person. Im merely outlining what is bad about saying “give all empty apartments and houses to the homeless and it will fix if!” It wont. It would need a massive management team and billions of dollars to run it to make sure your next-door neighbor isnt throwing heroine needles into your yard.
I definitely dont want a homeless person moving in next to me. To be honest I dont want anyone to move in next to me because neighbors usually suck. But thats a different discussion.
That’s the government’s job.
Not sure about billions (and even so, better that to spend them liberating countries of their oil), but Finland that did exactly that.
I wonder whether the figure still holds true if we include all of the people still living with parents or in multi-family arrangements because they can’t afford individual homes.