Rv's are the new housing.

westernrvparkowner wrote:

gbopp wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
Until we as a society stop blaming people and start simply helping them, I agree there is no solution.

One problem is, with many who need help, the more we help the more 'entitlements' they expect and demand.

I often wonder how a CCC program would work in the 21st Century.

The federal government alone spent approximately $2.5 Billion on programs for the homeless in 2018. That would be $58,000 for each of those 43,000 homeless quoted in this thread. A more accurate accounting of homeless is around 500,000 making government spending around $5,000 per person. That amount doesn't include the billions spent by private charities, organizations, state and local governments, individuals and the like. That, to me, shows we are actually applying substantial aid and not just blaming the homeless. But like I posted earlier, maybe we need to also realize that it might not be possible to completely eliminate homelessness. Sadly and perhaps counter intuitive to conventional thinking, some people are homeless by not well considered personal choice.

We cannot eliminate homelessness. And there are those who are homeless due to bad choices. But we can't stop helping those who are truly in need for fear of helping some who don't deserve/need that help.