A homeless woman known to me just lost all her family photos. She kept them in a black garbage bag. The person whose property she has permission to live on tidied up his outside area one day while she was washing windows for a neighbor. The land owner was horrified he had thrown away something so valuable to her and compensated her monetarily. She didn’t care, she just wants her family photos.
Excellent recommendations to help the unhoused. Doesn’t seem that hard to do. There’s enough food to feed everyone and enough space to house everyone. People can be concerned for their own welfare AND the greater good. There’s enough! Thx.
Compare Germany. Everyone is entitled to an apartment. If you are unable to work, you get a basic apartment + about $500/month to buy food etc. If you have a child, you get more. You do not get enough to live well, but you can survive. There is a problem with freeloaders who take the government benefits and work unofficially, esp. cleaning jobs. There is political pressure to cut the benefits - many folks feel the system is too generous and too many undeserving types are benefiting.
A homeless woman known to me just lost all her family photos. She kept them in a black garbage bag. The person whose property she has permission to live on tidied up his outside area one day while she was washing windows for a neighbor. The land owner was horrified he had thrown away something so valuable to her and compensated her monetarily. She didn’t care, she just wants her family photos.
Thank you for writing this. It's so timely. Just this morning I read this story of good intentions that harmed and took advantage of unhoused people's vulnerabilities. https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/charlotte-vermelles-place-transitional-housing-scam/275-ae47d2ed-2600-4fcb-959e-d792f1866090
Excellent recommendations to help the unhoused. Doesn’t seem that hard to do. There’s enough food to feed everyone and enough space to house everyone. People can be concerned for their own welfare AND the greater good. There’s enough! Thx.
Compare Germany. Everyone is entitled to an apartment. If you are unable to work, you get a basic apartment + about $500/month to buy food etc. If you have a child, you get more. You do not get enough to live well, but you can survive. There is a problem with freeloaders who take the government benefits and work unofficially, esp. cleaning jobs. There is political pressure to cut the benefits - many folks feel the system is too generous and too many undeserving types are benefiting.