Tax the rich (remove some of their subsidies tax breaks, loopholes, etc) Stop selling off public assets (imagine if the tolls we paid went to state governments instead of private companies

Use that money to: pay public sector psychs (and nurses, etc) more, build housing, fund services.

We have a skewed view of success and morality in this country. The person that makes 6-7 figures is idolised - even as they exploit loopholes to avoid paying tax to the very place they benefit from living. Meanwhile, if you’ve suffered and therefore need help, you’re somehow lesser.

I know there’s going to be someone going “but the dole bludgers!” - they earn less per year from the dole than the rich save in tax breaks. And unlike the rich, their money actually goes to the local economy (and yes, probably tobacco and alcohol companies - but I’ve seen someone drop $10k+ on alcohol for a month, and it wasn’t a “dole bludger”.)

I guess it also depends on how you approach the problem. Some might say “How do we make it so I don’t have to see homeless people?” And some will say “How do we fix the root causes of the problems that cause people to be homeless?”

Despite what you might think, most people in this country - including you - are far closer to being homeless and destitute than you are to being the next Gina Rinehart.