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We need a radical new approach. The current situation helps no one. First step, the federal government should purchase one of the many ghost towns in rural America that time has passed by. Second step, offer a chance to 100 able bodied homeless to move there where they will receive free housing, food, and counseling. Teach them roofing skills, how to hang drywall, basic plumbing, life skills, etc. Pay the first 100 livable wages to rehab the town. Then, 100 more move in. They can leave at any time with a set of actual skills or stay and continue to rehab additional housing. If successful, this could be done on scale at 100s of sites around the country.

My brother in law would be homeless if my husband and I did not make sure that he says in his condo. He can't even be bothered to put his trash in plastic bags and dump it down the chute. this is a decent building and we have constant complaints about roaches coming form his condo into others. The condo lawyer works with us to with a threat of forcing him from the building so that the staff can go in once a month to spray for roaches. On Monday, we will have the annual cleaning of his studio condo by a company that actually cleans up crimes scenes. The cost is typically $1,000 to $1,200 because the place is so filthy. He can't be bothered to clean. He is a self medicating alcoholic who has refused FREE rehabilitation paid for by Fairfax County on numerous occasions.

Do tell me how he is going to be trained to do anything. Although the thought of him being off our daily problem list would be wonderful.
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This.  Plus, most of the tent encampment residents are mentally ill.   [/quote]

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