TXDOT cleans up homeless camp in Austin

[ZX9RCAM]

No, you don't get it--this is a free country. It's not the business of a government to tell people where to go or where they can live . . . but it's most certainly the business of a government to tell people where they CAN'T live. Those folks need to move along . . .

Absolutely.

Now where?

 

[Dad_Roman]

Absolutely.

Now where?

The Golden Gate?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

The Golden Gate?

Let them "live" under that bridge....

 

[Dad_Roman]

Let them "live" under that bridge....

Well...they love em and embrace them.

I say more power to em!

 

[TexasRedneck]

Absolutely.

Now where?

I guess wherever they get off their asses and earn. Why is it societies job to create homes and income for those too lazy to do it for themselves. And PLEASE save me the "mental health" argument - I know functionally illiterate people that manage to support themselves.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Yes, I know a functional illiterate who makes a fine living as a house painter.

As for answering the question, "Where are they going to go"?: I'll answer with - 'Why should I care more about them than they do for themselves?'

 

[ZX9RCAM]

How far do people think they will walk before they "set up" a new camp?

ETA: Notice that this is not directed towards anyone in particular.

 

[Vaquero]

How far do people think they will walk before they "set up" a new camp?

ETA: Notice that this is not directed towards anyone in particular.

About 100 yards.

 

[Shady]

Let them keep moving 100 yards at a time till they find that spot no one sees them at. Or if they get sick of picking up and moving well then find a damn job and pay rent.

 

[TheDan]

Where do they go?
What's the solution?

There's still millions of unclaimed acres in the US. Bus them out there, tell them to stake out their claim, build their shelter on it, and BOOM they are no longer homeless.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

There's still millions of unclaimed land in the US. Bus them out there, tell them to stake out their claim, build their shelter on it, and BOOM they are no longer homeless.

I reckon that I was unaware of this...

 

[TheDan]

I reckon that I was unaware of this...

Living under a bridge and panhandling is a much easier life, but that doesn't mean there's no decent options for people with nothing.

 

[Sam Colt]

3 minutes well spent. This partially explains why it's not so simple to leave the homeless life.

 

[Mohawk600]

Gavin was right!

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(No he wasn’t: https://www.statesman.com/news/2019...-of-san-franciscos-homeless-people-from-texas)



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The vast majority of Austin's homeless are from Kalifornia.

 

[kozmic]

We will continue to have a "homeless problem of historically epic proportions" until "homelessness stops being viewed by its participants as easier than holding down an entry-level job". In other words, society has made doing nothing easier than doing something, so the homeless population continues to grow and will until people stop providing hand-outs.

 

[Windrunner50]

I’ll chip in for the bus ticket to SF

 

[avvidclif]

Tongue-In-Cheek:

Texas Parks and Wildlife starts issuing hunting licenses for them. Poof they're gone can't find them.

 

[motorcarman]

Hunting homeless in AUSTIN might be considered 'hunting-a-baited-field', hence 'illegal'?

They 'flock' to free stuff and handouts.