r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 10d 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/brettcb 10d ago

Alternatively, have they tried not being homeless?

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u/tzimplertimes 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

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

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u/Nika_113 9d ago

Not of they are poor.