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What's so bad about the "Progressive Agenda"?
- Thread starter Aquaman2
- Start date
Would that it were that simple.
About 33% of the homeless have mental illness issues. About 40 some percent of them have drug/alcohol addiction problems. So poverty, mental illness, addiction and some simply don't want to work.
They typically are poor, but that’s not the reason why most of them are homeless.
A homeless person blocking the sidewalk or pooping on the street is an infrastructure problem
Build more sidewalks and public bathrooms. No longer an infrastructure problem!
I've had some people who don't normally get preachy warn me about some things. I haven't heard it about Fentanyl from any of them specifically, but it sounds similar to heroin and oxycontin which I was told are hard passes.
Heroin is fine.
You have be an addict. 10% of the population will have issues. But 10% 250 million is a lot of addicts.
I did my dads oxycontin when he died.
I didn't like.
My favorites were Darvecets.
They stopped making.
Opiates stop working fast.
Then you have to take a break.
Some people chase the high by upping the dose.
Taking more doesn't get me the high I get when I rarely take.
I'm on break now.
But a vicodine with a glass or Cabernet is heaven.
Lifting weights and getting stronger is the best high.
So you're saying that most homeless people have enough money to not be homeless but they're just too crazy or drugged out to buy or rent???
I know that I've asked you this before but, are you absolutely sure that you're a scientist?
Agree that that is an issue. I would much rather have my tax $$$$ go towards mental health services/programs than let's say student loan forgiveness.
One of if not the main issue with addressing the homeless crisis is the Homeless Industrial Complex that feeds off of the $$$ allotted to help the homeless like the parasites they are. Unfortunately, they have zero desire to end homelessness.
While I'm not at all a fan of Newsom, at least he is trying to change the law to allow people to be institutionalized with 3rd party consent. This would be a nice first step.
It is a sad situation and will not improve until there is a massive paradigm shift in how it is addressed.
No, that’s not what I’m saying. Many are too drugged out and/or crazy to be employable, and many can’t even hold down a free household when it’s given to them. Even those with people who could take them in have often burned those bridges already.
Those who are of sound mind but fall on economic hard times will typically seek help, find work, move somewhere less expensive etc before they throw their hands up and decide to be homeless forever.
Ive crushed you in every single debate we’ve gotten into
Not quite sure I'm getting it yet.
Rich people with addiction problems typically go to rehab centers, right? They don't go right to the streets, right???
Poor people with addiction problems typically can't afford rehab centers, right?
Rich people with mental issues like schizophrenia typically have access to better support systems and medical care than poor folks, right?
Saying that the homeless are typically poor is a stupid thing to say, right?
We've never had a debate. You post stupid sh!t and I sometimes try to educate you, and then you troll.
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Not at all typical but sometimes grape says something that's mostly okay and not...
Stupid.
There are probably one or two rich homeless people around, here and there.