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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things will improve on the unhoused population front once statehood is achieved. When The State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth comes into being, here will be more Federal resources (as well as local revenue streams) available to assist those who have been priced out of the market.[/quote]

That’s laughable. How is that working out for San Fran? The homeless population will actually grow with more federal resources. Do you really think the majority of homeless are on the streets because they have been priced out of housing? These are people who cannot hold down jobs due to severe addiction or mental health problems or a combination of both. Do you think they would be able to properly maintain a property? I think there is a very small subset of people who can be helped such as single mothers and most of them are already in transitional housing situations. We need mental institutions and drug rehabilitation centers. [/quote]

A lot of the homeless ended up in San Fran because they were picked up by police in other communities and given one way bus tickets to the west coast.  That happens more than people realize.  I personally think [b]they should be sent back to[/b] the communities they came from, where for example they may have family who can help look after them, where, if the homeless are distributed out across the country, local social services, shelters, churches et cetera may be better able to provide capacity instead of shipping them to the cities like DC or San Francisco which then get completely inundated.[/quote]

Don't they have any say in this?[/quote]
Did they have a say in being sent their in the first place?[/quote]

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