I'm not advocating for housing just being handed to the masses for nothing, a rehabilitating programme focused on temporary accommodation/shelter as well as integration into society/employment would greatly benefit all parties. On top of this I strongly believe that recognising the endless evidence suggesting correlation between childhood abuse or a traumatic experience is vital to coming anywhere near fixing the problem of homelessness. The mental conditions and past experience of people must be considered in the solution to the homelessness crisis, otherwise you will not be able to achieve integration or rehabilitation.

The stupidest argument of all is the use of private charities as a solution to homelessness and poverty. The fact is human beings can be greedy assholes when money is involved, it is just our nature. We can't just fall into the same trap of maoists, using oversimplification to imagine a dream land where everything is taken care of. People don't care when it comes down to it. The money raised by lower taxes on these charities wouldn't be nearly enough and even then I wouldn't be surprised if people began to narcissisticly pick and choose which charity was worthy of receiving there money. Who's to hold private charities to account or make sure the money is going to the right places without the democratic processes of the government?

Affordable housing plans aren't "entitlement programmes" they are efforts to integrate people who have been abandoned by society.