[brabel]

> If we 'solved' crime, homelessness, drug use, poverty, etc.;

Crime is really hard to solve, but many cities in the USA and elsewhere have managed to largely do it.

Homelessness is something I think is very much an American problem among developed nations. It’s always shocking to see the campgrounds in American cities, some of the richest in the world, coming from Europe. I suspect it’s mostly related to drug abuse and the lack of social assistance for those in need which the Americans are allergic to solving due to the culture of freedom, or autonomy at all costs (which somehow gets interpreted as not having to pay taxes to help those in need).