Why We Still Have A Homeless Problem
Dec 22, 2016 11:53:43 #
“The tiny houses provide immediate shelter,” he explains. “People can lock their stuff up and know that when they come back... their stuff is where they left it.”
http://libertycrier.com/la-musician-built-1200-tiny-houses-homeless-city-seized/
"LA city officials, however, had a different plan... City Council responded by amending a sweeps ordinance to allow the tiny houses to be seized without prior notice... residents were left back on the sidewalk."
Then there's this little gem:
“Everything that they have been doing doesn’t work. It’s just years of circles and bureaucratic holds and wait times,” says Summers. “10, 20, 30, 40 years—where’s all the housing?”
It's right where the City council wants it to be. "A decade after the city’s first 10-year plan to end homelessness withered in 2006, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in February a $1.87 billion proposal to get all LA residents off the streets, once and for all. He and the City Council aim to build 10,000 units of permanent housing with supportive services over the next decade." That's a cost of $187,000 apiece. And that will not be sufficient to house all of the currently homeless, never mind how many there may be in 10 years, unless, of course, the city council passes an ordinance criminalizing homelessness. "The National Coalition for the Homeless reports that there is a growing trend in the United States towards criminalizing the state of being homeless. Proponents of this approach believe that punitive measures will deter people from choosing to be homeless." In what universe does anybody in their right mind 'choose' to be homeless?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-homelessness_legislation
At $1200 apiece, $1.87 billion would be enough to build 1,500,000 of these 'tiny houses'. Oh, and they're available NOW. However, there are a few 'problems':
1/ They use solar panels for electricity - No electric bill.
2/ They are fitted with a 'camping toilet' - No sewer bill.
3/ They're not classed as 'real estate' and therefore can't be 'taxed'.
Clearly, we can't have people just living as free as they please. Society demands its 'fair share'. Beam me up, Scotty.
http://libertycrier.com/la-musician-built-1200-tiny-houses-homeless-city-seized/
"LA city officials, however, had a different plan... City Council responded by amending a sweeps ordinance to allow the tiny houses to be seized without prior notice... residents were left back on the sidewalk."
Then there's this little gem:
“Everything that they have been doing doesn’t work. It’s just years of circles and bureaucratic holds and wait times,” says Summers. “10, 20, 30, 40 years—where’s all the housing?”
It's right where the City council wants it to be. "A decade after the city’s first 10-year plan to end homelessness withered in 2006, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced in February a $1.87 billion proposal to get all LA residents off the streets, once and for all. He and the City Council aim to build 10,000 units of permanent housing with supportive services over the next decade." That's a cost of $187,000 apiece. And that will not be sufficient to house all of the currently homeless, never mind how many there may be in 10 years, unless, of course, the city council passes an ordinance criminalizing homelessness. "The National Coalition for the Homeless reports that there is a growing trend in the United States towards criminalizing the state of being homeless. Proponents of this approach believe that punitive measures will deter people from choosing to be homeless." In what universe does anybody in their right mind 'choose' to be homeless?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-homelessness_legislation
At $1200 apiece, $1.87 billion would be enough to build 1,500,000 of these 'tiny houses'. Oh, and they're available NOW. However, there are a few 'problems':
1/ They use solar panels for electricity - No electric bill.
2/ They are fitted with a 'camping toilet' - No sewer bill.
3/ They're not classed as 'real estate' and therefore can't be 'taxed'.
Clearly, we can't have people just living as free as they please. Society demands its 'fair share'. Beam me up, Scotty.
Dec 22, 2016 12:08:17 #
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