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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the problem with generalizing the United States. Every state has a different approach to the problem.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And it fucking shouldnt be the case. Ensuring basic humanity and human dignity should be a key matter of the federal government and not delegated to the whimps of states opinions on waht constitutes human rights.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well, shelter is not a human right that our government recognizes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If we set a national policy today and didn't allow local governments to set their own policies, I'm pretty sure we'd have a national policy of no help for the homeless at all. Be happy the places that do have support are allowed to because of states' rights.