Ok, I was there for a solid month and I did not see that many homeless folks in Penang, Malaysia. Probably too hot to be camped out on the streets. I did see an occasional beggar, especially at the night markets, but again not like there were a lot of them. To me, even the locals (who are not rich) seemed to look down on the beggars (esp if no obvious disabilities such as missing limbs, etc).
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Hi there! Whatās shaking in Lake Tahoe? I take it your properties there especially have gone upā¦
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āGiant disposal containers for used syringes are strategically located in areas with high concentrations of homeless people.ā
Notice how they have zero issue affording their drug habits. They are usually getting money from crime.
āThis used to be the most beautiful, amazing city ā now peopleās houses and cars are getting broken into, and you can call 911, but no one is going to come,ā
āPortland, like Los Angeles, Sacramento and much of the San Francisco Bay Area, has experienced a conspicuous rise in the number of people living in sprawls of tents and RVs, even as these communities have poured millions of tax dollars ā billions, collectively ā into supportive services. That spending has moved some people off the streets and helped many others survive, but it hasnāt disrupted the broader cycle of homelessness in any meaningful way.ā
Exactly.
The issue is tolerance. They think housing solutions need to be private housing which is EXPENSIVE. Housing should be military style barracks with similar discipline and rules. Itād be MUCH cheaper and uncomfortable enough to motivate people to get other housing. We shouldnāt tolerance tents in parks and near highways.
I think a lot of homeless prefer living in the streets to forced housing in barracks. Tolerance has lead to a whole culture of homeless. The problem is a lot bigger than just proving housing. Force the criminals into jails, the druggies into rehab centers. The rest should get subsidies for rent on a lottery system. Many will have to move to where there is cheaper housingā¦ just like the middle class does.
Thereās an issue with rehab centers. When you disregard all the nonsense - like the DUIās sentenced by a judge who arenāt really alcoholics - the success rate is about 5%. Someone who ārelapsesā after 6 months and goes back is counted as two successes instead of one failure.
Personally I think if you flunk rehab then jail should be used as a stick. Coddling drugggies doesnāt help them or the rest of us.
Weād have to build a LOT more jails, and thereās zero political will to do that. Weāve been leaning into shorter sentences, early release, and decriminalization for awhile now. Weād also need the will to make prisons less expensive to run.
One of the hallmarks of first world nations is homeless in urbanized cities (DT)?
I tend to avoid DT 
The only DT I feel safe to go is Orchard road and Shenton way.
Well, if you are jailed that means 3 square meals a day and a comfy bed to boot, no??? FREE!!!
Iām surprised to hear that similar legislation is pending here in AZ. Depending on where you are itās either too hot in summer or too cold in winter for anyone to be homeless. Never seen a problem with it anywhere - even in my climate sweet spot at 6000 ft. Of course I avoid the dumpier parts of Phoenix and all of Tucson.
The threadās subject title says it allā¦