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/EulerIdentity 9d ago

If someone is camped out on my front lawn, I'm entitled to tell them to leave. I don't have an obligation to find somewhere else for them to go before telling them to leave. They are supposed to go to wherever they can lawfully go and can afford.

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u/Strength-InThe-Loins 9d ago

And what if (as in many parts of the US) there's literally nowhere they can lawfully go and also afford?

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u/EulerIdentity 9d ago

Ninety percent of Americans cannot afford to live in my VHCOL but no one tries to claim that’s my problem. So why does it become my problem when a homeless guy tries to do it?

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u/Strength-InThe-Loins 9d ago

90% of our fellow citizens being priced out of living somewhere is indeed a problem for all of us. As is the fact that anyone at all is homeless.