I hear this argument a lot when it comes to discussion about the homelessness crisis. Every time housing is brought up people flood in claiming “most homeless people don’t even want a home or shelter. They prefer the streets!”
The only time I’ve heard someone say they would rather not stay at a shelter was because the homeless shelters were arguably worse than sleeping in an alley. Shelters aren’t permanent and tend to be severely underfunded which means they are not in good shape. We haven’t given people a reason to choose a roof over pavement because every “safety net” is taken away instantly.
I hear this argument a lot when it comes to discussion about the homelessness crisis. Every time housing is brought up people flood in claiming “most homeless people don’t even want a home or shelter. They prefer the streets!”
The only time I’ve heard someone say they would rather not stay at a shelter was because the homeless shelters were arguably worse than sleeping in an alley. Shelters aren’t permanent and tend to be severely underfunded which means they are not in good shape. We haven’t given people a reason to choose a roof over pavement because every “safety net” is taken away instantly.
Position of every neoliberal ever to every social service ever was “defund, point out it don’t work, destroy”
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I remember reading some article in boredpanda about some lady would beg with her children and then get picked up by her boyfriend in a nice car.
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