@rexacoracofalipitorius I think you’re taking this way too personal and in the wrong direction. I’m not talking about literally cleaning up the street with sweepers. I’m not sure what city you live in, but I’ve strolled through skidrows of Downtown LA, SF and San Diego. And if you think there isn’t a problem you’re greatly mistaken. I’m not saying they are pests or litter, but bad things can happen, but my point is there is a community of them already, why not have them all be in one town?
Maybe they are not equipped for a capitalistic world and like mentioned have mental illness, there could be a place for help there. A kind of one in all hub. I don’t mean any animosity towards these people what so ever. But if they willingly wanted to check into a place like this, why not? Why force them to have to dig through trashes for cans to make a living in a capitalistic world when clearly, capitalism doesn’t work for all.
Some people don’t agree with me and have been respectful and that’s fine, but I see no better offerings or suggestions. All I see are judgements against my ideas and no help from others. It seems some of you are content with the way the system is now, and I don’t blame you. I won’t lie I’m not comfortable with the current system. We are hunter gatherers, yet we are still judged whether we have the ability to do a capitalistic job and function that way. Maybe, just maybe these “homeless” could seek refuge in a town dedicated to them. It’s a general thought that can be fine tuned of course. For instance perhaps it could be run similarly to an Amish town and where each person functions as a cog for the greater good. True they might have fell on hard times in our current setup… but with the labor required in an Amish style town, the people become self sufficient.
I don’t know. I just try to think about something better for them when I stroll to downtown and see them. Instead of them waiting for “change” (see what I did there?) maybe we could come together and get them on their feet. I don’t know give them some purpose. I’ve talked to plenty of them and I would say 75% are just as adequate as anyone to work but lets face it, they will have an extremely tough time finding a “normal” job with no address.
@elbanditoroso I’d love to hear some of your brilliant and wonderful plans to help the homeless. Sure my wording has been off, but I guarantee you if you smoke some pot with me, it’ll all make sense. You just gotta be open minded.
My next question will be along the lines of, “What can cities do to better mandate the homeless? What new jobs can be created with helping the homeless off the streets? Can we create a safeway home so that these people may have addresses during a time where they are trying to transition from off the streets back into a work force in their said city?”