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30 sats \ 9 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic OP 23h \ parent \ on: What To Do about Homelessness Politics_And_Law
I have to agree with you on who are the homeless that are making the problems. It seems that policies that encourage drug usage are driving more homelessness in the worst areas. The only reason they can do tent cities and such is because the weather is good enough to be able to survive that way. You wouldn’t see this in Chicago, for instance because it is too cold in the winter.
Yep, housing deregulation is a worthy goal and would help increase supply and reduce housing costs. But I don't think it's going to solve California's homeless problem without reforming drug policies
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Deregulation of the housing market may reduce the problem of the people who do not have a drug problem, but it is the remaining addict population that needs solving. I am starting to think that true addiction is not really a choice but rather a disease. It is difficult to make the decision to quit and perform on it. I know, I quit a three-pack a day smoking addiction, cold turkey, once I had made a true and complete decision to quit and performed on it.
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I agree. I suppose what I'm reacting to is that in California there is a large contingent of people who won't admit that drug abuse is a factor. I think it's coming from the same victimization mentality that DEI comes from: i.e. these people are victims, they have no agency in the matter. I think the people who refuse to look at drug addiction as a problem, or something that individuals need to be held accountable for, are contributing to the homelessness problem.
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It could be coming from people who are actually profiting from the drug abuse and homelessness. I suspect it would be very different if, say, $24 billion hadn’t vanished into thin air.
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Oh, absolutely. Michael Shellenberger talks about this directly in San Fransicko
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Yes, I guess he did a very good job when he researched that. Did he name names?
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Yes, lots of names. Book is well worth reading.
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That is the best part of the book. I assume that the names of Pelosi and Newsome come up in the book as profiteers and crony feeders.
given them ozempic and fentanyl and opiates
at some point they will overdose and die
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