You might have read my comment that way but you also read it as me speaking for all homeless people for some reason.

There is a risk of using already limited funds for housing projects that pay out to contractors/land developers (profiting off social programs) without having enough to go towards other issues facing unhoused people. The solution is more complex than simply “build more homes” which is what the original message I responded to was intimating.

All people deserve safe, stable living environments, some just choose to forgo those for reasons people seem unwilling to acknowledge.

My comments have been removed for some reason but I started the first one with “I can’t speak for all unhoused people but there are some.”

Not sure how you could read that as me speaking for all homeless people. I’ve lived in all kinds of situations with all kinds of people. I’ve known some who flat out reject being involved in programs designed to help them, preferring to go it alone. Yes, giving up access to safe shelters and other resources. I’m not saying they deserve to go without help or that they should be rounded up and placed in camps. I’m saying understanding their choices can be complex and requires more than just access to shelters or housing.

Not what I said

“but that’s because the shelters imposed conditions that were unacceptable to them.”

There are people for whom conditions are not acceptable. I’m not saying they shouldn’t have access to a safe place to live.

“Chronically homeless tend to have multiple issues that make serving them a challenge, but targeted support programs have been shown to make significant inroads even there.”

That was the point I was making. It’s not just lack of housing.

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Lol, I get the impression you don’t know what it means.

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