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/mkt853 10d ago

What a groundbreaking idea! I'm sure that's never been tried before.

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u/Proud-Cartoonist-431 10d ago

It's been tried by the USSR. You just bulid a small town of commieblocks 100ish km away from the city with basic amenities and everything, and transport them there, giving each a small residence. Alcoholics can't afford railroad tickets because vodka is cheaper. That's all.

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u/ConfusionsFirstSong 10d ago

But see that’s called housing first, and the current administration believes everyone should have to be sober and in treatment before they get the benefits of housing. Otherwise, they may not use their boot straps and might depend on government handouts.

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u/stabbingrabbit 9d ago

The people working should get the housing first. Even if it is subsidized.

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u/ConfusionsFirstSong 8d ago

People’s moral worth does not depend on their ability to be productive! This whole take is extremely ableist if not eugenicist, because housing is a basic need and vital to survival By your logic, people who can’t work such as people with schizophrenia and other profoundly disabling mental illness shouldn’t have housing because they don’t work. Because that’s a large portion of the people who are chronically homeless.

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u/stabbingrabbit 8d ago

No. What i am saying is those who are contributing to society, should be able to be housed first. Those not contributing should be in institutions getting help.