People aren't homeless b/c of the government. There are a myriad of reasons. In Ohio, we have scores of empty public housing.
90% of Americans have health insurance. https://www.americashealthrankings.o...omen/state/ALL We have poor people health insurance, we have handicapped people health insurance and old people health insurance. It's there.
People turn to drugs b/c they don't have health insurance? I can't find a citation for that.
Prisoners suffer greatly? No. It's true that they aren't happy. They shouldn't be happy, they are in prison. Everything that I have read, the supermax prison ADX gets the most attention and it's the inmates that do themselves harm. This is the worst of the worst -- Ted Kaczynksi, Richard Reid and Terry Nichols. I know people that have been in prison and the protections are there, you have to ask for it.
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes
CCitizen (10-04-2019)
I'd agree that there are homeless people everywhere even when there is plenty of housing. There always will be. But the number increases when restrictions are placed on housing and apartment development by cities simply to please rich liberals. This has been shown to be the case in at least Seattle and San Francisco.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes
CCitizen (10-04-2019)
It is more complicated than this, but many are on the streets because we make it acceptable. Because we allow it. Because its easier than working.
There is no tough love anymore. THIS IS A PROBLEM! The excuse society police have killed this tool.
I think our school system is starting to figure some things out. We need to teach trades at the HS level. How to manage your finances as core classes. We need to teach a $5K Community College degree transfers to most 4 year institutions. We should be doing the same in prisons. The days of prisons as punishments and not reform opportunities is killing us.
But hell we can't even accept an election result without massive fit throwing.
Now there are obviously mental issues involved in some cases. That is a little different to me. As I said it is more complicated.
I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.