Re: The urgency (not) of Government action on homelessness
Originally Posted by
Azure
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Who would leave a beggar in a ditch? Callous people.
It makes for a good sound bite but what's the truth behind that statement Azure?
Should that beggar be given free accommodation, free utilities, free water?
If so what of the rest of society? Do we all also get everything free? If not why not?
The beggars you see are far from homeless generally and many are working in organised gangs earning £100-£200 every day.
Well over 30% of the street beggars you see are addicted to drink and/or drugs but personally I think it's far higher than that. Around 80% have some form of mental illness.
The continuing political sound bite of "homelessness" is a bum steer. A sleight of hand used for political point scoring by imbeciles like the Looney Labour party and by shameful and unscrupulous Neanderthal armchair pundits who don't care about facts and just want to peddle political mantra.
Money needs to be spent on treating mental health and drink/drug rehabilitation. Fix that and you'll fix "homelessness".
No-one needs to be homeless. There is emergency accommodation in every city. People choose to sleep rough and lie in ditches over having to pay money for rent and accommodation services.