Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agoEnd homelessness with this one weird trick!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEnd homelessness with this one weird trick!lemmy.worldUltragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square160fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregearheart@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoIf everyone voted for a wealth tax we could have small apartments and counseling for the homeless. No more homeless in our streets. :) the surplus of cash could also improve our infrastructure. More public transportation and bullet trains 😉
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoUS only has 650k homeless people. With its budget it doesn’t even need to tax the wealthy.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWe already spend more dealing with homelessness issues than we would need to spend to house them. As a country, we need to understand our puritanical roots and eject them from our collective conscious.
minus-squareTheOriginalGregToo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWhy stop there? We should provide free housing for everyone. I would gladly stop working so hard and accept a free house.
If everyone voted for a wealth tax we could have small apartments and counseling for the homeless. No more homeless in our streets. :) the surplus of cash could also improve our infrastructure. More public transportation and bullet trains 😉
US only has 650k homeless people. With its budget it doesn’t even need to tax the wealthy.
We already spend more dealing with homelessness issues than we would need to spend to house them.
As a country, we need to understand our puritanical roots and eject them from our collective conscious.
Why stop there? We should provide free housing for everyone. I would gladly stop working so hard and accept a free house.