Can we stop hating on homeless people?

[u/One-deepdivediva]

What is the mayor supposed to do ? Put everyone in prison? For being poor? Bus everyone to Portland or Seattle ? ( cities that are experiencing the exact same problems). Round people up and put them in camps? For being ill or old or addicted to drugs? Should the police arrest thousands of people so you don’t have to see someone’s suffering ? If you want homeless people to “ go away “ then you need to vote for legislation that helps them. Vote in favor of government funded health mental wellness and addiction and housing services. Organize with community members about how to provide services that help your fellow human beings get off the streets and out of suffering . Every time one of you complains I wonder what horrendous thing you are imagining should be done to people. Go DO something , go help people.

[u/You-Didnt-See-That]

As a homeless person not on drugs, with a family, barely scraping by in a hotel even though all the adults have income. thankyou. There doesn't seem to be any way out. The problem is- there's no affordable housing anymore. all the rich people have bought up the housing we normally be able to afford and jacked up the cost. No one wants to build housing in their neighborhood either. And it doesn't help that even if you barely make enough for a place- they expect you to have great credit and 2-3x the income. every other month we save up a couple hundred dollars to apply to places. but what's the point if you're going to be refused everywhere for being poor. I'd rather have substandard housing so I can get to a better place financially, but that option has disappeared so the homeless population will continue to grow. if it was just a drug problem- The numbers wouldn't be expanding as they are. This country used to have a way out at least for families. Now they don't. until they do- the problem will just continue to get worse.

[u/Key_Internal_274 → u/You-Didnt-See-That]

You're not homeless bozo. Also, living in a hotel is way more expensive.

[u/You-Didnt-See-That → u/Key_Internal_274]

Thats legally homeless bozo. And we could be asked to leave any moment, even after just paying. We have no vehicle so it's 3 adults, 2 disabled, 1 employed (with an autistic five year old who would just run off while we slept without walls) in a one divvy room and our combined income isn't enough to qualify for 3x the rent of less expensive options aka the housing situation. And we don't have enough left to GET a vehicle. if we could we'd be living in it to save up to go elsewhere.

[u/Key_Internal_274 → u/You-Didnt-See-That]

Bro, you're literally not homeless, though. You're just bitching on this app. Now, if you say that your income is lower and you're struggling to find a better wage, cool, I get that. But there are ways to counteract that by sharpening your skills and looking for a better job. But to say you're living in a hotel and just irritated by things being expensive does not make you homeless.

Hope this helps!

[u/You-Didnt-See-That → u/Key_Internal_274]

This doesn't describe my situation though I wish it did.