[throwaway313313]

The term homeless in California is mostly a politically expedient mislabeling.

Most of the homeless are drug addicts that are not able to maintain a job or pay for car insurance. They aren't going to be able to pay rent.

Recognizing this ends up turning this into a way harder problem, with extremely divergent suggested solutions.

Instead people work on the easier problem of housing people, that at least is solvable, and that most people can agree on, even if it absolutely doesn't solve the actual problems of the drug addicts (that are being called homeless because that's nicer to think about and easier to work on).

(Agreed about tax dollars should not be spent building in flood plains.)

[actually_a_dog]

> The term homeless in California is mostly a politically expedient mislabeling.

> Most of the homeless are drug addicts that are not able to maintain a job or pay for car insurance. They aren't going to be able to pay rent.

I'm going to say this straight up, without the passive aggressive "citation needed" business: I do not believe you, but you have the opportunity to convince me by providing sources.

[yellowapple]

> Most of the homeless are drug addicts

Most of the drug-addicted homeless persons are drug addicts because they're homeless.

[redanddead]

Alright so you've provided your analysis, give your take of a solution that you would be proud of.