Politics Homeless people gain ‘de facto right’ to sleep on sidewalks through federal court

[Phatguysrule]

Do you know what I'm curious about this subject? I'm curious about why we have so many more homeless people than we did 50 years ago. My theory is that it has to do with wealth disparity, in fact, I'm sure of it. Two ways to remedy this: 1. Increase the minimum wage; 2. Increase the income tax on the wealthy.

I believe you are absolutely right. Of course, that will take time.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Oaklanders sick of the housing crisis build a complex below an underpass complete with a hot shower, fully stocked kitchen, outdoor pizza oven and CLINIC for around 300 homeless residents at nearby encampments

• Cob on Wood is a small village center along Wood Street in West Oakland, beneath Interstate 880
• It has transformed a patch of one of the city's biggest homeless encampments into a community area
• Between 150 and 300 homeless people access the services and facilities including small huts known as 'cobins' for homeless people to safely shelter
• There's also a communal kitchen, hot shower and compostable toilet, and a free store full of donated clothing
• The center has a free health clinic with on-site practitioners, vegetable gardens and a cob pizza oven
• It also provides opportunities such as construction training, cooking classes and careers development
• Unhoused residents told DailyMail.com they finally have a place 'that I can call home'
• Local organizers began the project in December in response to the city's inadequate response to the homelessness crisis

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...shower-kitchen-CLINIC-homeless-residents.html

 

[Lanny]

We have some shelters. We have a small number of transitional housing. Not enough funding. So much more can be done. We need more transitional housing and programs that I agree allow them some control of their lives.

To get them off the street we need more transitional housing, we need more funding. Portland though continues to find more value in building condos that stay empty.

Chris, What we really need to do to decrease homelessness is decrease the wealth disparity starting with increasing the minimum wage to $15/hr. and increasing it by the federal inflation rate. This should quickly be followed by increasing the income tax on the über wealthy to at least what it was under Reagan when he lowered it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Do you know what I'm curious about this subject? I'm curious about why we have so many more homeless people than we did 50 years ago. My theory is that it has to do with wealth disparity, in fact, I'm sure of it. Two ways to remedy this: 1. Increase the minimum wage; 2. Increase the income tax on the wealthy.

We need to increase minimum wage to a living wage

We need to freeze inflation for a matter of time to allow for stabilization.

We need to take a big look at inflation. Inflation is insane.

 

[Lanny]

We need to increase minimum wage to a living wage

We need to freeze inflation for a matter of time to allow for stabilization.

We need to take a big look at inflation. Inflation is insane.

I don't know where I fall on the issue of freezing inflation.