[davidw]

Did you not read that part of the article where he discusses that very concept with actual data to back it up?

New York has higher rates of homelessness than West Virginia.

The part of Oregon where I live has a pretty extreme climate, and has way too much homelessness.

https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/or/bend - this is not a climate people move to because it's comfortable and easy like Los Angeles.

[FireBeyond]

I'm willing to bet that WV police have a less 'tolerant' attitude towards homelessness, even "non-problematic", and very a much a "move along/gtfo of our town" attitude.

[jonwachob91]

Did you not read the part of my comment were I clarified "cities without major homeless shelter capabilities"? New York has major cities that have the infrastructure and resources to shelter homeless populations during major cold events. Plenty of Northern CITIES have those capabilities, but WV doesn't. WV doesn't have a single major city and doesn't have the capabilities to shelter a homeless population during major cold events.

[davidw]

Cold and services are both covered in the article. Here's the section on 'policy' (shelters and such)

https://www.noahpinion.blog/i/106265050/claim-homelessness-i...