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From backboards, at the risk of opening up a can of worms? I think the issue of homelessness is localized politics more than nationalized.

Posted by Qale Oct 23 '24, 13:36

Does the area have a good support system?

Are the police there over zealous in their enforcement?

How’s the job market?

How’s the rental market?

How proliferated are the drugs many end up on to combat the pain of being homeless in the first place?

It’s far greater than the baseline of ‘the economy.’

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all politics are local: and homelessness seems to be universal and usually same reasons. the rent's too damn high -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 13:39 7
- I mean, yeah, the rent IS too damn high. My not-that-great apartment has gone up nearly 60% in a decade. Is that reasonable? I dunno. Prolly not. -- nm - Qale Oct 23, 14:08
- Mental health issues and substance abuse are generally major contributors to a significant percentage of the homeless as well. -- nm - pmb Oct 23, 14:07 5
  - I kind of think those problems develop due to homeless a lot of times, not the other way around. - Qale Oct 23, 14:10 4
    - My ex-wife used to be on the board of a charitable organization that provided mental health services (including housing and help with homeless people. - pmb Oct 23, 14:29 3
      - that's tough - you cannot get clean or work on mental health while on the streets. when we were putting up folks in hotels during bad weather, you'd - colin Oct 23, 15:55
      - Tacoma's last old school SRO hotel was taken over, the tenants were all kinds of marginal survivors who couldn't manage anywhere else.... - zeitgeist Oct 23, 15:34
      - Oh yes. Schizophrenia? That’s a whole different animal for sure. - Qale Oct 23, 14:58

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From backboards, at the risk of opening up a can of worms? I think the issue of homelessness is localized politics more than nationalized.

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