(04-24-2021, 01:54 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: I'm not sure how they're going to do this. Where are these folks going to live? And how do you deal with the ones who refuse? Those with mental illness who have no concept of what it is to live in a dwelling? There is a homeless fellow in my county who is like this. I don't know how he got to where he is mentally but he has post traumatic stress from something and he cannot understand the thought process of living life as the average person does with a job, a place to live, family, etc.

Sadly my county does not want to acknowledge the homeless problem we have which means they don't want to acknowledge the mental illness that contributes to a lot of it, so folks like him are screwed. Nor do they talk about the ridiculous cost of living that causes so many to be homeless here. I'd say at least a quarter to a third of our homeless is due to lack of affordable housing whether its rentals or home buying. These folks/families are employed but for one reason or another found themselves homeless and couldn't afford to move into another dwelling. We are a golf mecca which draws wealthy people here to live/retire and play. They are the 1% who own a lot of property, schmooze with those who do and influence a lot of policies here.

It's only offered, not forced so all could refuse.

No one can deal with the mental issues because there is no where to put them. You can legally commit them and even if you could there are no state facilities available. They don't stay on meds or have access to them so it's just a cycle where at best you can baker act them for a few days and get them meds.

I agree that anyone with a job, given some minimum requirements, should get top priority for assistance. People sitting at home for a long time should have assistance lessened over time down to a minimum.

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