Feel free to go down and help out with some money and lodging. Thats what GOP said to people speaking about migrants... "go let them into your house.." The idea that dems dont care about homeless but the GOP is a champion for homeless and mental health is a fantasy..
Let's be honest though. Blue states have the bulk of the homeless because they tolerate them whereas red states imprison them. Blue states are subsidizing the failures of red states per usual. It's a similar dynamic to immigration/"sanctuary" cities, but immigrants can hold a job so they're not an "eyesore". It's clear there are many that need psych help but this geographic "conglomeration" of the homeless I think may be uniquely American. You travel any big city in Latin America or EU and you'll find homeless everywhere because people tolerate them and know it's part of living in a city and don't just drive them towards other geographic territories. Plus no money to toss them in the can unlike our quasi corporate prison system. Sure, you'll have your favelas and shacks away from the city centers, but every city's got them basically.
Or to summarize what you said, homeless are always in greater numbers in the cities than in rural counties. How many homeless does Rio de Janeiro have v. a town deep inland? How many homeless does West Virginia have v. California. Do you think the homeless of Panama are spread out in the jungle or they are crammed in Panama City? In Japan I did not see the same amount of homless in the small rural cities as I did in Tokyo... it is not a red or blue state thing, more people are homless in the cities and population centers that out in the country. What I cannot take is this holier than thou attitidue of either party or their sheeple as though they really give a shit until it is on their doorstep.
New York Times: “The Senate race in Georgia has become an explicit matchup of two increasingly divergent versions of American Christianity. Walker reflects the way conservative Christianity continues to be defined by its fusion with right-wing politics and tolerance for candidates who, whatever their personal failings or flaws, advance its power and cause.” “Mr. Walker has wielded his Christianity as an ultimate defense, at once denying the abortion allegations are true while also pointing to the mercy and forgiveness in Jesus as a divine backstop.”
But you don't either, it's all a personal inconvenience to everyone. There is no solving the homeless problem, new ones will keep coming and of course wealthy cities will be the major attractions.
Big difference is I am not standing on a pedastal calling out people for it, that is who I was addressing my comments to...
His point was that Democrats tolerate the homeless without straight up sending them to prison for the big crime of homelessness - to make that an enlightened centrism issue (both parties same) doesn't make sense.
c'mon man: https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB1925/2021 In fairness to your argument, the laws in the books are "somewhat equally distributed" though I'd have to wonder the enforcement rate and penalties of said laws. I also don't remember this being such a big talking point by the GOP 20 yrs ago: https://homelesslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-HNH-State-Crim-Supplement.pdf State-Level Anti-Camping Statutes Unfortunately, other state level statutes, particularly anti-camping statutes, appear to be on the rise, with bills being introduced in Texas, Arizona, and Tennessee in the 2021 legislative session. In Texas, a statewide camping ban was proposed that would impose fines and penalties for camping in a public space.57 Proposed on largely partisan grounds, this bill would also prohibit a community from choosing not to enforce the camping ban or risk losing state funding.58 This bill was unfortunately passed and went into effect September 1, 2021. In Arizona, a state-wide camping ban was proposed that would have made it illegal to camp on state property except in “structured camping facilities”.60 It would also have introduced monetary caps on housing initiatives and prohibit some Housing First initiatives in the state. Fortunately, this bill was defeated in committee.61 A similar bill was proposed and defeated in Tennessee. This state-wide bill would have created a Class C misdemeanor offense “punishable by a $50 fine and community service work, for solicitation or camping along a controlled-access highway or entrance or exit ramp.”62 Significantly, the bill would have also expanded previous state-wide camping restrictions to make “unauthorized camping” on public property a felony offense in Tennessee.63 This bill failed in the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on April 13, 2021.64
you make them work at sub-minimum wage when imprisoned and charge Uncle Sam for their stay @inflated prices so you can afford to lobby your rep. to criminalize more nuisances.