If I had shitheads like you telling me why I was homeless, I would also be a heroin addict since it’s not like I had anything else to do anyway.
Money… also known as… capital?
You’re saying that it’s not capitalism at fault, it’s people who are bad at capitalism who are at fault.
If you house those people, they’re no longer homeless. Problem solved. Other problems (like lack of consequences for bad life decisions) will still exist, but not homelessness.
In my experience, drug and alcohol abuse is compounded by capitalism and by homelessness. The biggest contributor to homelessness though is neural atypicalness - people who don’t think in ways that directly benefit the society they live in. Often this expresses itself through coping systems that lead to addiction.
The other thing of course is that if society doesn’t like someone, they’ll likely end up unhoused in that society.
But then you’re saying people don’t have any personal responsibility for their actions.
No, they’re saying that we should, as the wealthiest society in history, look out for desperate people.
Does WIC mean people don’t have personal responsibility? Does Medicaid? Does any other social program we’ve implemented?
Raising the floor means the society is healthier for everyone.
