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Trilliam_West t1_j5a2gl0 wrote

Reply to comment by Shake-Spear4666 in MaineHousing ready to spend $21 million to provide overnight shelters this winter by Shake-Spear4666

So that's not happening.

Too many people are perfectly okay with driving by homeless people on their way to town meetings where they will deride anything that would increase housing.

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Miserable_Bridge6032 t1_j5az5z1 wrote

Thats the thing, it will happen, but not for the homeless, homes and apartments will be built to attract people to stay and move because the working population is also aging out I think, most people leave maine, even if they eventually try to come back, most people cant even come back even if they want to rn because the housing is so ridiculous even in comparison to other places that seem crazy. It wont be to save the homeless but to save the economy really, imo.

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Trilliam_West t1_j5d5247 wrote

I think the homeless rate reduction will ride the coat tails of what you mentioned, assuming we produce enough new housing. If we produce enough housing, landlords will be more willing to work with the homeless (and other distressed communities) in order to fill vacant units. Right now, landlords can be very particular about tenants since they have so many interested renters.

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Automatic_Virus_4279 t1_j5c1bix wrote

Also; too many people are perfectly okay with living on the streets. There’s many who find it “easier”, I’m not being rude here either. I’ve heard this directly from the source multiple times.

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meowmix778 t1_j5fgybj wrote

I think it's because so many delude themselves into thinking either it's their fault oh well or they believe in this magical voluntarily homeless person who's out there having a good life.

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