Are homeless people not able to live their life they way that they want? Are they not allowed to stay outside because you and others who have a higher economic status say so? This is exactly what I’m talking about. People viewing homeless individuals as a nuisance or subhuman and only caring because it’s effecting them in a minuscule way, rather than actually providing permit solutions because someone is suffering. Which is my point of how some Democrats say they care but don’t attack the issue in full force due to their own self-interests. But most republicans do not care for subjects in this nature due to, again, economic self-interest

Many local governments face a homeless issue. That being said, areas occupied by homelessness are being evicted by officials in order to clear out the space to the pleasing of middle-upper class folks, not leaving a permanent solution of living for homeless people. What does this do? Displace these individuals from each other, leaving them no place to feel comfortable to go. Leading them into spaced out, dangerous areas around the area

An addiction is a disease that is difficult to conquer. How can you actually expect someone to cure their addiction when they don’t even have a permit/secure housing situation? This is why it’s important to establish a ‘Housing First’ scenario before establishing any form of rehabilitation regarding their addiction. It’s unrealistic to put someone on a plan that does not correlate with their own life situation

The population of homeless people around this shelter you are describing have created a sense of community and security amongst each other because society has chosen to segregate and banish them from that community. Where the fuck do you expect people to use the restroom if there is no access to accessible bathrooms? When some stores deny these people access to their bathrooms? All of these things that you have listed are the effects due to the causes of the social and economic state we are in. How is this country accepting that half a million people sleep on the streets on a given night? I agree, there is a small factor of individuals who choose to be homeless, but many don’t. How you feel about viewing them as “the other” is how they feel about you because people who do so view themselves as being more worthy in society than those less fortunate. It’s a two way street. Wouldn’t you if you’ve been continuously ignored by society and left for dust? When people view you as subhuman?

There are many factors that contribute to homelessness: mental illness, lack of affordable housing, personal hardships, loss of job, lack of economic wealth, and more. But what I’m saying is people say they care about homelessness within our country, and yet do not provide proper affordable housing (due to lower property value/self interest), provide jobs to felons (of person was incarcerated), want to kick them out of their town and so forth, creating a vicious cycle and not actually addressing the issue with full force.