California has spent a stunning $17.5 billion trying to combat homelessness over just four years. But, in the same time frame, from 2018 to 2022, the state’s homeless population actually grew. Half of all Americans living outside on the streets, federal data shows, live in California.
Across the country, homelessness is on the rise. But California is adding more homeless people every year than any other state
Spending $ to take care of homeless only attract homeless from other States (and other nations???). The solution is to spend less $ or lock them up or deport them to other States.
If any and all aid was to be paid out from one office in Barstow, CA - not freely available by download - I’m sure there would either be a mass movement to the California desert, or many street people might say fugetabboutit and perhaps move back to their home state.
The State could build a gigantic rehabilitation center in the desert with state of the art air conditioning, food service, shelter, and mental health/drug rehab services for about $1B. For another $1B they could staff it with highly compensated therapists, doctors, and medical staff to support the needy. At that point it’s either “Take a bed in Barstow, get protection, be fed, clothed, and get healthy, or choice B - you are no longer welcome in the State”. It’s humane, realistic, and fair to all parties. Unfortunately, it’s also going to cut into the “Homeless Industrial Complex’s cash flow” and would not be $upported unle$$ some fund$ were delivered to the right people who might agree to do what’$ needed for genuine help to the indigent and the mentally ill.
Fentanyl is the left’s solution(especially since they coddle drug dealers). This is the end result of progressive policies, that allow anyone to do anything the what with no repercussions. My solution is allow the homeless free land on the HSR corridor. The land has already been allocated approved and ready for a train that will never come. The model can be Highway 99 where the homeless have already set up tents. The train to nowhere can now be the homeless helpless path to nowhere.
Once the train actually is built 50 years from now it can be elevated to provide shade and shelter for the homeless.
The homeless industrial complex is determined to keep as many homeless in their clutches as they can. It is not in their interest to get these people out of here and back in their hometowns
I don’t think people realize the extent that this is a left coast probably (really just 3 states) unless they actually leave their little bubble. I’m sure most think the whole country is facing the same issues.
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Housing is too physical 
