Why don’t advocates for the homeless build spacious housing for them 1-2 hours away from DC?

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Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

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Because that’s where they live now. Are you going to ask them all where they lived before and send them back to WV or CA or wherever they are all from? If this country were in better shape all around like in education, health care etc. we would have way fewer homeless people. What don’t we fix the cause rather than put a bandaid on it after it’s too late.

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VA should build townships in LCOL that look and function like military bases for retired or ex-army folks that are getting a pension.

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Anonymous wrote:Because that’s where they live now. Are you going to ask them all where they lived before and send them back to WV or CA or wherever they are all from? If this country were in better shape all around like in education, health care etc. we would have way fewer homeless people. What don’t we fix the cause rather than put a bandaid on it after it’s too late.

That's not an answer, because it places all the burden on DC and does nothing for the places where they came from.

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Anonymous wrote:Because that’s where they live now. Are you going to ask them all where they lived before and send them back to WV or CA or wherever they are all from? If this country were in better shape all around like in education, health care etc. we would have way fewer homeless people. What don’t we fix the cause rather than put a bandaid on it after it’s too late.

DC should find out where they came from and sue those locales for reimbursement on any costs being incurred to DC as a result of those communities not taking care of their own. I'd consider that fair.

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Which again needs a.) cheap real estate for building housing b.) an environment for development that will allow it c.) sustainable staffing, jobs and resources to sustain it (though the Finnish program ultimately saves taxpayers money) and d.) political will.

Which goes back to the original premise, that this needs to be done 1-2 hours away from DC, at an affordable location.

Yes, we know you'd love to pawn off DC's homeless on VA and MD suburbs. Not happening, thanks for playing.

Why not? We already know that most of DC's homeless were pawned off on DC from outside of DC.

How do you know that? Source?

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Anonymous wrote:Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

Interesting. Think about how Texas feels.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

Interesting. Think about how Texas feels.

That's different.

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DC’s homeless issues pale in comparison to many other cities across the country. Go clutch your pearls somewhere else and stop complaining.

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Which again needs a.) cheap real estate for building housing b.) an environment for development that will allow it c.) sustainable staffing, jobs and resources to sustain it (though the Finnish program ultimately saves taxpayers money) and d.) political will.

Which goes back to the original premise, that this needs to be done 1-2 hours away from DC, at an affordable location.

Yes, we know you'd love to pawn off DC's homeless on VA and MD suburbs. Not happening, thanks for playing.

Why not? We already know that most of DC's homeless were pawned off on DC from outside of DC.

How do you know that? Source?

From talking to homeless and people who work with them.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

Interesting. Think about how Texas feels.

Here's something for Texas to think about -

Texas doesn't think they should have to take care of migrants, but somehow they think it's reasonable for the taxpayers of DC to have to pay for them and deall with them, given the taxpayers of DC don't even have a vote or representation in Congress? Truly truly bizarre or clueless that anyone would ever think that somehow makes sense.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

Interesting. Think about how Texas feels.

That's different.

I think you mean, "That's different!"

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Anonymous wrote:There is plenty of cheap land to be had near the MD/PA border, in southern MD and near Prince William County. Build clean, safe, spacious housing for the homeless there & have them live there only. Bus them to & from DC.

Annnnnd what if they don't want to go?

Their options should be: go, be put in prison or find market-rate housing yourself.

Bahahaha. Put them into camps by force? Are you hearing yourself? Please be bait.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is DC somehow obligated to take care of people who became destitute elsewhere but ended up in DC?

Interesting. Think about how Texas feels.

Here's something for Texas to think about -

Texas doesn't think they should have to take care of migrants, but somehow they think it's reasonable for the taxpayers of DC to have to pay for them and deall with them, given the taxpayers of DC don't even have a vote or representation in Congress? Truly truly bizarre or clueless that anyone would ever think that somehow makes sense.

Are you really this stupid? Texas does indeed take care of as many migrants as they can. At a certain point, however, THERE IS NO MORE ROOM AND NO MORE MONEY for them to continue to take in other countries' citizens. As for DC, it's full of LWNJs who think that the US is obligated to take in anyone who wants to come here. So if DC has to accept a tiny fraction of the migrants that Texas does, so be it. You are truly bizarre and clueless, indeed.