How is anyone supposed to do anything? We need the federal and state governments to do something, funding mental health services and facilities. That takes huge amounts of money and politicians don’t gaf because liberal cities are going to vote for Democrats anyway.
The only solutions other than that are status quo or imprisoning the homeless, where the second is much more expensive than the first. I guess in your mind unless I start trying to provide free addiction treatment on the streets I’m just paying lip service?
>That takes huge amounts of money and politicians don’t gaf because liberal cities are going to vote for Democrats anyway.
Politicians gaf about primaries. California did away with theirs, so politicians are forced to gaf about the general. "My opponent is doing nothing about homelessness" is a great message for a primary challenger.
There are other reasons, like gerrymandering, that give incumbents an advantage, but party doesn't guarantee safety. And there are plenty of issues where an alternative isn't possible because of partisan politics, but homelessness certainly isn't one. No one is in favor of it.
The only solutions other than that are status quo or imprisoning the homeless, where the second is much more expensive than the first. I guess in your mind unless I start trying to provide free addiction treatment on the streets I’m just paying lip service?