Alot of NIMBYs all over across every region in the US regardless of their politics don't seem to actually want affordable housing if it's near them.

Even the Clinton's former Labor Secretary who is as left as they come and very concerned about income inequality- he should be - doesn't actually want affordable housing in his Berkeley neighborhood. (Its almost impossible to build anything residential in CA as it is as environmental impact laws are deliberately abused to delay projects indefinitely and make them cost prohibitive.)

Here in Springfield they NIMBYd down a resolution on the ballot to possible build more housing because of the park there being too important and possible traffic.

Then there's also the laws in place for zoning that deliberately prevent churches and other charitable organizations from helping house the homeless. This is the case regardless of whether it's a blue/red city or state. Why?

Who is putting these laws through? Also why are so many people who care about the homeless not want to actually live near them or better yet... take them in?

I went and got a new SIM. Service is fantastic all over Springfield and MO for me 👍🏽

EDIT: I keep 5G on. For iPhones, turning on Low Power Mode turns off 5G so it picks up LTE. Depending on the city you are in, LTE can be quite slow. In KC the LTE is kinda slow the last few weeks, but in SGF and STL it’s been fine for me. Idk if LTE is being retrofitted up in KC or what. And back in Dec I remember going into Low Power Mode in SGF and having crazy slow LTE, I think it even dropped to edge. As long as I’m on 5G tho my speeds have been fire

So the fact that America has been slipping in rankings for thinks like education, health, quality of life, and longevity for more than a decade now, while the countries in Europe with a more socialist bent, with economic policies that guarantee access to basic human necessities have been skyrocketing in every one of those measures means nothing to you?

Well. We can all go socialist and before long we can all look like the guy in the picture.

Lmao do you? You truly sound uneducated when it comes to world economy and how they ACTUALLY work not an idealistic perspective of an American

What is this even supposed to mean?

I’ll be saving this one for a rainy day

You should visit Nathaniel Greene if you're free during the day before visiting the bars at night. It's a big park with lots of stuff.

:)

There's also Martha's 😏

Farmer's Gastropub. So chill you could probably snooze in a booth.

Sir, this is a Wendy's..

I live on the Square and with the exception of a few houseless in the library, I haven’t seen the usual groups since January 1st. I thought this new law was for sleeping on state land, but what else is going on that they have completely disappeared?

It’s been an issue on public and private land. Worked somewhere where this was a huge issue people trespassing. I’d have liked to see maybe a campground opened for them. Kinda like some of these transitional communities for former addicts. No drugs or alcohol. But hopefully some resource for addiction.

Liberal idea of helping the homeless is giving them a clean crack pipe and a fresh needle. Kicking them out of parks not only makes to parks more enjoyable but helps them stay safe when the weather can change from warm to bitter cold overnight. Enabling destructive behavior helps no one

Mud lounge, just don’t park anywhere downtown where the lot is a tow zone. They are fast and expensive.

Or maybe you don't understand the connection between right wing political ideology and capitalism? That's also an easy Google search.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-13/what-causes-homelessness-start-with-capitalism

Here is one of many articles on the subject. The availability of information is so high that there is literally no excuse for not being aware of things like this. Unless you're saying that you struggle to grasp the idea conceptually? Capitalism literally can't work without the threat of homelessness. Hope this helps.

Red Room downstairs Flame

No, you're right. Another economic system that guarantees your right to access things like mental health and healthcare services, with an emphasis on education spending, would absolutely make things worse.

Do you listen to yourself talk?

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Time? Lol

Capitalism isn’t the problem, mental health and our educational system is the issue. Neither of which is solved by another economic system.. in fact any other current economic system would make these issues worse and lack of choice aka freedom.

Why would your inability to think critically about the economic system that drives every aspect of life in this country make me mad? Capitalism is inherently set up to create haves and have-nots. It's the threat of falling into the latter category that keeps the wheels turning.

Edit: for an easy to understand analogy

I’ve met with some of the city council for a school project and those people don’t give a fuck about the homeless. All they care about is there businesses they run in the city. They get so proud of these little things they get done in the city that no one uses. Like the Route 66 park that you can drive through on college. I’ve seen one person drive through that thing. And it’s such a waste of space. Taking on something like homelessness is Springfield is too big of an issue for the people on the city council.

Americans run their own business so who’s pricing who out of what..? Capitalism doesn’t make the choices the people do. I already know this is gonna make you mad but whatever. It should. It’s a complex topic that can’t be blamed on the system itself. This requires people to take responsibility for their reality though so I don’t expect it to be popular.