[lanevorockz]

I believe you haven't worked with homeless people much, but the problem with homeless is NOT poverty. People that have the tendency be homeless are people that don't find their place in society, the lack of order actually brings them relief.

Hard problem to solve and it wouldn't be fixed by universal income. We tried convincing homeless people to go into shelters or to at least care a bit for themselves ( free self catered infrastructure like showers ). Best solution so far is a social one where people help them find a new sense of achievement and a place in society. Drugs is also a big problem and probably where all the money from universal income would go to.

[pnutjam]

You are talking about a small percentage of the homeless, plenty of poor people would be helped by this and saved from becoming homeless. They could afford to stay in their rural hometown instead of making their way to the cities where they can currently get help.

[JDiculous]

Yes UBI would not "fix" homelessness or poverty, but it dramatically improves things.

> People that have the tendency be homeless are people that don't find their place in society, the lack of order actually brings them relief.

What an insulting generalization of homeless people. Is that how you rationalize it in your head - these people find "relief" in sleeping on the sidewalk because they couldn't find their place in society?

Did you ask those homeless people why they didn't want to go to the shelter? I remember speaking with a 60+ year old homeless woman in NYC once who told me she refused to go to the shelter because it was filled with crazy people. Also you have to check out of the shelter every day, and if you don't check back in by a certain time, then they can't let you in. It shouldn't come as a surprise that many would prefer to sleep on the streets than deal with that.

> Best solution so far is a social one where people help them find a new sense of achievement and a place in society.

This is why I'm a proponent of a jobs guarantee. Anyone who wants to work should not be denied the opportunity to do so.

> Drugs is also a big problem and probably where all the money from universal income would go to.

Yes, because all homeless people are drug addicts right? /s

[rorykoehler]

While I agree I think Ubi would help regardless.