[woodandsteel]

Conservatives explain homelessness as due to liberalism. They say this works two ways.

In way, liberal values causes people to make poor life decisions that lead to them lose their jobs.

In the other way, liberal economic policies lead to a lack of jobs and also overly expensive housing.

[mansion7]

Plus, "We gave at the office".

We'd prefer to give our funds for homelessness and the like to charities we trust, can vet, and can hold accountable.

Instead, those funds are appropriated from us and given to governmental entities, run by people who often hate us, where they are promptly squandered, mismanaged, or redirected into lobbying for higher budgets for themselves.

Seeing this happen over and over tends to lead to apathy, if not disgust for the homeless, warranted or not.

[polartx]

I read the article. Did I overlook the part where partisan politics, and their depth of responsibility for the homelessness problem of NYC was covered? If I did, my mistake. If I didn't, why are you bringing up how conservatives affect the homelessness in NYC? I'm pretty sure conservative policymakers in NYC are as common as hens teeth..in NYC.

[woodandsteel]

I brought in conservatism because homeless is in part due to national level policies. Conservatives and liberals agree on that.

[Fjolsvith]

If national policies cause homelessness, why isn't there a homeless problem in western Kansas?

[woodandsteel]

The effect of national policies vary according to region.

But let me ask, what do you think causes homelessness?