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Republicans dont have a solution to any problem at all. They just fear monger and make anything that challenges the social norms seem scary and unamerican.
They literally campaign by saying what the issue is and then point to the way us democrats are trying to fix it then make it seem like it's scary and not working even though the data and statistics show it is working in most cases.
They want to legislate based on the bible but act like Sharia law, which legislates based on the Quran, is completely unamerican and scary. What's the difference? both are monotheistic religions.
A majority of Republicans according to the polling believe a twice indicted, twice impeached ex-president should be the presidenital nominee for their party and literally think he's the best they can do. What happened to the Republicans being a party of the constitution or the law and order party?
The hypocrisy that runs deep in the republican party is fucking insane. They literally contradict themselves more than you can even count. And don't get me started on the fact that if you're not a straight, cisgendered, white male they believe you dont deserve any rights at all. I've never seen them try to ban vasectomies.
What part of LA are you in?
Read the book San Fran Sicko. It's enlightening as to the homelessness problem.
Biggest barrier to progress, imo, is "Housing First" and "Harm Reduction" philosophies that are popular in the homeless advocacy community.
Housing First - the idea that before homeless people can get back on their feet, overcome addiction, and find a job, they need to be housed first.
Harm Reduction - the idea that the priority should be to make sure the homeless don't hurt themselves. Thus, safe drug usage is preferred to abstinence policies because it stops homeless from ODing on harder or contaminated drugs.
Not inherently bad ideas, but they've been taken way too far. Housing First advocates oppose anything that isn't related to building more housing... of course it just means more dollars for the builders of homeless housing. And Harm Reduction advocates oppose anything that might require homeless to get off drugs... of course it just means more dollars for the "public health" providers.
Both groups oppose anything that suggests that the homeless need to take responsibility for themselves. Before progress can be made we need to root out these ideologues and their influence on government.
And I'm sorry but I have to be blunt here. You automatically dismissed Republicans as not having any solutions, and you declared the problem unfixable because we "threw money at it and it wasn't solved." Maybe your liberal instinct that more money is the solution is the problem here ( and all the people who voted that way). Maybe your assumption that giving people nice things would make them change was also part of the problem. Hope you re-evaluate your politics when moving to Vermont.