r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 9d ago

Where are the homeless supposed to go?

Cities have been cracking down on homeless people so they can’t have encampments or stay on sidewalks. At the same time usually the shelters are full. So those who are unable to get into a shelter, where are they supposed to go?

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u/Partnumber 9d ago

Away

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u/brettcb 9d ago

Alternatively, have they tried not being homeless?

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/tzimplertimes 9d ago

$40k is 100% of my annual income, and I’m well paid by the standards in my industry

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u/bearded_dragon_34 9d ago

“What, you can’t get it as a gift from your parents?” That’s legitimately what my well-off coworker asked me when I was talking about the down payment for my home back in 2020.

I was like, “My parents get money from me, not the other way around.”

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u/elves_haters_223 9d ago

In certain cultures, parents pay for son's house on marriage. 

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u/Nika_113 8d ago

Not of they are poor.

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u/brettcb 9d ago

But have you tried just making more money

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u/Crankenberry 9d ago

Sounds like Mom's been reading the Redbook again.

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u/Nika_113 8d ago

What the red book?

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u/Fodraz 9d ago

A lot of the homeless are Boomers too

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u/Nika_113 8d ago

And that’s terrible. No one should be without a home.

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u/Silver_Recognition_6 9d ago

You're making over 70k and living with your Mommy??

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u/Nika_113 8d ago

What? No. I live with my husband and rent an apartment. Why would you think I lived with my narcissistic mom? I’m 40. lol.

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