Politico article : CAPITAL CITY Downtown D.C. Confronts a Grim Prospect: A Return to the Dismal 1980s

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Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

They don't know they want jobs. Given housing and sufficient mental health treatment, they will realize they want to be contributing members of society.

Have you ever known a mentally ill drug addicted person?

https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/abstract/2020/09000/permanent_supportive_housing_with_housing_first_to.3.aspx

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At the end of the day, some of what is happening is out of her control.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

DC can't fix a national problem on its own. We also can't afford to become a magnet for the entire country's homeless population. If you want to try an expansive generous system of benefits then we would need to be very strict and limited on eligibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

I hear the weather in Texas and Florida is lovely in the winter. Maybe the city can rent out spaces on the coaches for their return trips

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

I hear the weather in Texas and Florida is lovely in the winter. Maybe the city can rent out spaces on the coaches for their return trips

You make a great point. This country does not have the resources in place or the infrastructure to provide services to anyone who can walk through the borders. It is sad but true. As we see the spike in homeless persons and the issues they encounter - we need to understand this analogous situation. We simply do not have a plan. And the hit everyone else is taking - in crime, education, community resources - should not be.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

DC can't fix a national problem on its own. We also can't afford to become a magnet for the entire country's homeless population. If you want to try an expansive generous system of benefits then we would need to be very strict and limited on eligibility.

The mayor managed to find 500 million for a billionaire to improve his arena. Let's see how much she finds to rebuild RFK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

Honestly, we need to warehouse the mentally ill and addicts in treatment facilities, voluntarily or against their will, for as long as it takes even if it’s forever. The down on their luck crowd would do fine in SROs and we should build more of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

Honestly, we need to warehouse the mentally ill and addicts in treatment facilities, voluntarily or against their will, for as long as it takes even if it’s forever. The down on their luck crowd would do fine in SROs and we should build more of them.

What's with the homeless encampments still in Rock Creek Park? There was one near the K Street overpass that recently was removed but there's currently a camp (and trash dump) in the park near the "Buffalo Bridge" at Q Street. If I want to take my family camping in Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, I need a permit. Why does NPS continue to tolerate this, with the attendant public health and sanitation challenges, in Rock Creek?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

They don't know they want jobs. Given housing and sufficient mental health treatment, they will realize they want to be contributing members of society.

Have you ever known a mentally ill drug addicted person?

https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/abstract/2020/09000/permanent_supportive_housing_with_housing_first_to.3.aspx

We have plenty of evidence of what happens when “housing first” is implemented. Results are mixed at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

Honestly, we need to warehouse the mentally ill and addicts in treatment facilities, voluntarily or against their will, for as long as it takes even if it’s forever. The down on their luck crowd would do fine in SROs and we should build more of them.

What's with the homeless encampments still in Rock Creek Park? There was one near the K Street overpass that recently was removed but there's currently a camp (and trash dump) in the park near the "Buffalo Bridge" at Q Street. If I want to take my family camping in Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, I need a permit. Why does NPS continue to tolerate this, with the attendant public health and sanitation challenges, in Rock Creek?

NPS is set up to manage use of preserved federal land by relatively wealthy Americans (like yourself perhaps) who can afford to travel to places like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.

NPS isn’t set up to manage homelessness in urban areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The amount of time and money this city has spent on housing drug addicts in luxury apartments and building unused bike lanes and generally making the quality of life of taxpayers worse is unprecedented. Everything this Mayor and Council touches comes out worse. I can’t believe my neighbors keep voting for these clowns.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

DC can't fix a national problem on its own. We also can't afford to become a magnet for the entire country's homeless population. If you want to try an expansive generous system of benefits then we would need to be very strict and limited on eligibility.

The mayor managed to find 500 million for a billionaire to improve his arena. Let's see how much she finds to rebuild RFK.

When you start a business that employs hundreds directly and spins off hundreds of millions in economic activity then you can have a handout too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

They don't know they want jobs. Given housing and sufficient mental health treatment, they will realize they want to be contributing members of society.

Have you ever known a mentally ill drug addicted person?

https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/abstract/2020/09000/permanent_supportive_housing_with_housing_first_to.3.aspx

We have plenty of evidence of what happens when “housing first” is implemented. Results are mixed at best.

Any science to back up that statement? I showed you mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Folks, when you talk about building housing for the unhoused, what are you talking about? Homeless shelters free housing? Who is going to pay for all this? If you become a mecca for free housing, it will just attract more people who want free housing. But who pays for it. Taxpayers will only stay in a jurisdiction so long if their taxes are going to house the unhoused rather than paying for excellent schools, police protection, etc. There is a balance that needs to be struck. I think our goal should be getting the unhoused into jobs so they can pay rent and taxes.

homeless people don’t want jobs. you people are so so clueless.

So what do you propose as the solution for the homeless crisis? I think most of them have major mental health issues.

DC can't fix a national problem on its own. We also can't afford to become a magnet for the entire country's homeless population. If you want to try an expansive generous system of benefits then we would need to be very strict and limited on eligibility.

The mayor managed to find 500 million for a billionaire to improve his arena. Let's see how much she finds to rebuild RFK.

When you start a business that employs hundreds directly and spins off hundreds of millions in economic activity then you can have a handout too.

Research has shown that arenas are a net loss to communities.

https://econreview.studentorg.berkeley.edu/the-economics-of-sports-stadiums-does-public-financing-of-sports-stadiums-create-local-economic-growth-or-just-help-billionaires-improve-their-profit-margin/