Wouldn’t these people become tax payers? Employees contributing to society? Become future homebuyers and start a family?
The very smallest of small percent of them would. Most drug addicts never make it out of poverty because they’ve done something to also give them a criminal record and typically can’t hold down a job.
You’re almost there, and I sincerely value your input. Let’s go on this journey together…
What if we treated them like human beings in need of care and rehabilitation instead of criminals who can’t “hold down a job”?
Why do they not make it out of poverty?
Is it because they can’t afford to? Why is that?
Is it because they can’t afford to make ends meet on a minimum wage job? Can’t find affordable housing? Can’t pay for child care, counseling, health care, or rehab?
What if we helped them get rid of their addiction and didn’t jail them for it?
If we’re going to write off an entire vulnerable demographic of society, we as the functional members have an obligation to ensure that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are available to all. Not just those who can afford it.
Many other first world countries do this successfully already, the problem with our country comes down to the money being made keeping these people locked up and incarcerated.
Look up Norway, Finland, Sweden and their response to crime and rehabilitation. It works, if you focus on helping people instead of helping profits.
Imagine a world where those in need got the billions of dollars in tax payer subsidies that Elon Musk gets?
Dude. What are you doing this for? No shit it’s not a check this box and all problems are solved situation. IF ITS NOT PERFECT, NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING.
One step at a time, and the first step is to have a little fucking empathy.
The first step is to have a little dose of reality. The world isn’t sunshine and lollipops, and the proposed solutions just end up creating slum-housing and spreading the problem around. I’ve seen it put into effect before with horrible outcomes. The path to hell is paved with good intentions and all…
My dose of reality is realizing that other countries have already solved this problem. This isn’t a closed book test.
We as a country are actively putting the needs of Elon Musk over the needs of 435,000 people sleeping on the streets at night.
Your quote is actually brilliant, because the other interpretation is when people HAVE intention to do something but do nothing. That’s exactly what I’m arguing against, doing nothing.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”
It’s like the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t explain empathy and compassion to him on the Internet.
If billionaires firing average citizens and restricting our benefits/rights to enrich themselves isn’t evil? What is?
If cutting cancer research for cancer patients while pretending to care about a single cancer survivor isn’t evil? What is?
If illegally detaining and deporting US citizens and immigrants without due process and ignoring the rule of law so they can be tortured? What is?
If MILLIONS of people around the globe dying of disease to give the richest man in the world a tax break isn’t evil? What is?
If you actively are the richest man in the world and you wake up every day with enough money to end childhood poverty, diseases, and illness and you actively choose not to? If that isn’t evil, what is?
Curious to see what your definition of evil is, and how quickly you will move the goal post when we get there?
Make it make sense to me, take all the time you need.
How does telling you the truth about the homeless population benefit me in any way, shape, or form?
You haven’t passed the bar to call me “selfish”. Sure, I might be an asshole, but this isn’t one of those times either. The reality is that we can’t help everyone, and some people aren’t saveable. You can’t point to Sweden or Finland as answers either, because they have the highest per-capita drug deaths of other euro nations.
The very smallest of small percent of them would. Most drug addicts never make it out of poverty because they’ve done something to also give them a criminal record and typically can’t hold down a job.
You’re almost there, and I sincerely value your input. Let’s go on this journey together…
What if we treated them like human beings in need of care and rehabilitation instead of criminals who can’t “hold down a job”?
Why do they not make it out of poverty?
Is it because they can’t afford to? Why is that?
Is it because they can’t afford to make ends meet on a minimum wage job? Can’t find affordable housing? Can’t pay for child care, counseling, health care, or rehab?
What if we helped them get rid of their addiction and didn’t jail them for it?
If we’re going to write off an entire vulnerable demographic of society, we as the functional members have an obligation to ensure that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are available to all. Not just those who can afford it.
Many other first world countries do this successfully already, the problem with our country comes down to the money being made keeping these people locked up and incarcerated.
Look up Norway, Finland, Sweden and their response to crime and rehabilitation. It works, if you focus on helping people instead of helping profits.
Imagine a world where those in need got the billions of dollars in tax payer subsidies that Elon Musk gets?
Dude. What are you doing this for? No shit it’s not a check this box and all problems are solved situation. IF ITS NOT PERFECT, NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING.
One step at a time, and the first step is to have a little fucking empathy.
The first step is to have a little dose of reality. The world isn’t sunshine and lollipops, and the proposed solutions just end up creating slum-housing and spreading the problem around. I’ve seen it put into effect before with horrible outcomes. The path to hell is paved with good intentions and all…
My dose of reality is realizing that other countries have already solved this problem. This isn’t a closed book test.
We as a country are actively putting the needs of Elon Musk over the needs of 435,000 people sleeping on the streets at night.
Your quote is actually brilliant, because the other interpretation is when people HAVE intention to do something but do nothing. That’s exactly what I’m arguing against, doing nothing.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”
This phrase relates to the active resistance of people doing evil things. Holy crap you can’t even get your retort to make any sense.
It’s like the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t explain empathy and compassion to him on the Internet.
If billionaires firing average citizens and restricting our benefits/rights to enrich themselves isn’t evil? What is?
If cutting cancer research for cancer patients while pretending to care about a single cancer survivor isn’t evil? What is?
If illegally detaining and deporting US citizens and immigrants without due process and ignoring the rule of law so they can be tortured? What is?
If MILLIONS of people around the globe dying of disease to give the richest man in the world a tax break isn’t evil? What is?
If you actively are the richest man in the world and you wake up every day with enough money to end childhood poverty, diseases, and illness and you actively choose not to? If that isn’t evil, what is?
Curious to see what your definition of evil is, and how quickly you will move the goal post when we get there?
Make it make sense to me, take all the time you need.
Reality? As if the problem is not spread around already. HeLpInG ThESe pEoPle WoUlD bE WoRSe.
Just say what you really think instead of dancing around it. Maybe then someone can have a conversation with you that will actually make a difference.
You’re not a realist. You are just a selfish asshole.
How does telling you the truth about the homeless population benefit me in any way, shape, or form?
You haven’t passed the bar to call me “selfish”. Sure, I might be an asshole, but this isn’t one of those times either. The reality is that we can’t help everyone, and some people aren’t saveable. You can’t point to Sweden or Finland as answers either, because they have the highest per-capita drug deaths of other euro nations.