Where are the homeless supposed to go?

[u/Garey_Coleman]

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?

[u/PaisleyLeopard]

This highlights a really good point. The situation we put people in causes crime, not the other way around as is generally assumed. Basically, we want to think that homeless people ‘deserve’ their situation because they’re all druggies and/or criminals—that way we don’t have to feel bad for the inhumane ways we deal with them. In reality, the majority of criminals and addicts started doing those things out of desperation, because they didn’t have better options. When we take care of people, they’re a helluva lot less likely to turn to crime or self medication.

[u/MotherofBook → u/PaisleyLeopard]

Which gets to the core of it all.

Most people don’t want to actually solve homelessness, drug problems or crack down on crime. They just want it to go away.

In reality. The way we fix these issues is by fixing the system that makes it possible to begin with.

• Universal Health Care: People won’t be going into debt because they got sick. People will have access to affordable pain relief, therapy and medication.

-Affordable Housing: Prevent companies from hoarding properties and jacking up prices. People should have to spend 2/3 of their monthly income of a roof over their head. One accident and they are on the streets.

-Cap Cost of living: Very simplified but for this point - CEOs shouldn’t be making Millions in a week and their lowest employees barely making a dime. I think CEOs shouldn’t be making more than 20-50% more than their lowest worker.

That would ensure people can afford to actually live

[u/Zealousideal_Way_788 → u/MotherofBook]

You had me until the CEO pay scale comment. That is ridiculous. So if the lowest paid worker makes $60K a CEO with 1000X more responsibility and pressure should max out at $90K? Laughable. Or socialism.

[u/MotherofBook → u/Zealousideal_Way_788]

Or… If the CEO wants to bring in more they should pay their employees more.

Why should 1 person make more in a month than their employee makes in a year?

Especially since we are not appropriately taxing those that are making 100x what there employees are making.

We aren’t making sure those people bringing in millions in a span of a month are also putting that money back into the community.

There is a no reason for an employee to be living paycheck to paycheck if their employer is making way more than they could reasonably use in 3 lifetimes.

[u/hsephela → u/MotherofBook]

I feel like the more realistic option (and potentially better option) is to mandate some form of revenue sharing in addition to wages.

Or just kill all the ultra greedy people and threaten the wannabes with death. 

I like the second one more personally.

[u/Zealousideal_Way_788 → u/MotherofBook]

People can downvote me all they want. Anybody who is thinking that a CEO should be capped at 50% more than their lowest paid employee is just completely out of touch with logic and reality.

[u/Sheraby → u/Zealousideal_Way_788]

You're right. People might want to research a little before they confidently put forth their proposals. Sorry you're getting downvoted.