Actually, both are true. There’s not just one type of homeless person, which is a large part of why it’s such a complex issue to address.

There are a lot of homeless who are severely mentally ill, addicted to drugs, or both (self medication). These people are a significant portion of the homeless (~1/3 mentally ill, ~1/3 alcohol, ~1/4 drugs).

There are also a lot of homeless people who had some bad luck and need help getting back on their feet.

There’s no one size fits all fix here, but the idea of giving someone a stack of cash and expecting it to be used responsibly is absurd. There need to be guardrails in place.

I’m not disparaging the people who can’t spend a stack of cash responsibly either. They need help in the form of social services, not money.

Jesus would beat modern Christians to death with his bare hands. I guess that’s why he’s supposed to be wrathful when he returns.

The US has a bunch of socialist policies, it’s just that the people who complain about socialism don’t know what it means.

Genies are slaves, so that would probably be a step up.