Proof-Variation7005 t1_is16bt0 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 3:35 PM

Reply to comment by dionidium in why is our government so ignorant in Rhode Island? just because the weather is warm during the summer does not mean that the homeless go away. why do they wait until the cold weather to go and fix the problem? they never gets fixed?! we obviously need more shelters unless bike path. by [deleted]

I'd agree the supply issue is a huge, huge part of the problem but I do think it's a very fair statement that capitalism was a driving factor in eroding so many of the safety nets, particularly in mental health that lead to the homeless population more than tripling during the Reagan years. And I also think that the "bottom-line" thinking that's the lifeblood of capitalism is a big roadblock towards more comprehensive solutions.

I'd never be someone who'd argue for full on communism or anything but it's hard to pretend that this problem exists because our status quo lets it.