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Homeless people make me feel kinda pro-slum. Like, if you've got a bunch of people who can't afford/function in normal housing and are sleeping in tents on the sidewalk, then we shouldn't let normal housing codes stop them from slapping together a shack somewhere.

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I cannot say if you are being sarcastic, so I will just say it: Or we could just make sure they can afford to and receive the help they need.

Aella

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@Jilcaesel

Sure, but I like solutions that cure the cause instead of treating the symptoms. High barriers to owning/living in homes is one of the causes of homelessness - there's a lot of regulation around what can be 'lived in' - some people qualify, and the people who don't sleep outside.

12:50 AM · Jun 10, 2019

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The main cause of homelessness is the “swim or sink” mentality of our society, not a few housing regulations, most of whose are actually useful.

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If you look internationally the main thing homelessness is correlated with are things like building codes, restrictive zoning and no minimum sizes. Why does Hong Kong have such low homeless even as expensive as it is? Cage homes.

Cliff Bargar (@thecliffbar@sfba.social)

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The status quo certainly isn't working but the solution to people sleeping on the street shouldn't be substandard housing. This is part of what enabled the ghost ship fire