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Stella430 t1_iw0avfs wrote

Reply to comment by alfaafla in Influx of homeless people by the mall by BingBong022

People who were housing insecure before are now homeless. The cost of housing, heat, food etc has skyrocketed. Those who were barely scraping by are now homeless

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alfaafla t1_iw1aj1w wrote

And?

What does that have to do with proper homeless shelters that offer heat, food, and a place to shit ?

This is a sub reply to a comment that noted the malls offering basic needs as the reason for the influx. The State ought to meet this minimum need if it isn't already.

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Stella430 t1_iw27aao wrote

The reason there’s an increase in homeless people in Providence (or in the US in general) is the increased cost of living. Our wages/social security etc isn’t keeping up with inflation. We need shelters even more now

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alfaafla t1_iw369ls wrote

Do you have numbers to backup that claim? You mean to tell me, as others have pointed out, that the cold weather and shelters kicking people out during the day plays no effect in homeless folks observed at the mall?

I don't buy what you say at face value as the SSA just increased it's cola payouts by 8.7 % whereas the annual inflation rate is now 7.7 - they're doing the complete opposite of what you're saying and paying out even more !

You mean to tell people here that, without shelter occupancy rate figures, and while giving you the benefit of the doubt that the homeless population increase is a fact ( nevermind the anecdotal claim that homeless folks observed at the mall has increased which is entirely separate) that the opioid epidemic has no variable in this equation?

Do we really need more shelters if the problem is existing shelters kicking people out during the day?

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