>Paying a bit more tax to make sure people don;t die in the streets? sounds fine by me.
Perfectly reasonable stance, except that what will happen is that you will pay more taxes and people will continue dying in the streets, most probably in even greater numbers over time.
These programs create dependence and never tackle root causes.
> These programs create dependence and never tackle root causes.
I don't think that argument is entirely valid. I do see the concern. This is about implementation.
There are about 60k people who are homeless in LA, of which 48% are sleeping in the streets. so around 29k
Compare that to london where something like 10k, but the population is double that of LA. That figure has tripled in ten years, because we have cut back on programmes to treat the causes of homelessness.
So it is perfectly possible to tackle homelessness and stop people dying on the streets.
In rich countries, especially those with the "all lives matter" mindset, It is reprehensible that we are letting people live in the open on the streets.
Perfectly reasonable stance, except that what will happen is that you will pay more taxes and people will continue dying in the streets, most probably in even greater numbers over time.
These programs create dependence and never tackle root causes.