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/CA_catwhispurr 9d ago

Finland is way more emphatic and smarter about solving these issues than we are in the US. I wish we were more like Finland.

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u/FAITH2016 8d ago

Finland is also way smaller than the USA. We are talking about a totally different scale here, not that’s not a good idea.

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u/8piece 7d ago

But state populations are comparable so I’ve never understood this argument. Our programs are implemented more locally so…

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u/Yunzer2000 7d ago

Social Security and Medicare are implemented at the federal level nationwide very successfully and far more efficiently with far less administrative costs as a percentage of benefits than state-based private insurance.

I recently applied for SS retirement and got approved in four days.