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So I'll bite ....let's say he's right and they're "not" homeless they're suffering from mental illness, drug addiction or a combination of both WHILE being homess.
Wouldn't it make more sense to actually fucking help those in need especially now we know they're struggling with homeless AND other incapacitating issues.
Society should be judged on how they treat the weak, struggling members of society. They are not a burden but real people hurting, and we are all closer to homeless than we think.
There is also a cynical neoliberal argument that one could make. By helping those homeless people, they are reintroduced to the economy. They will produce value, consume products, and not dedicate on the sidewalk. In other words it's a good investment.
So if I'm being honest, after reading Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, I see absolutely no need to ever embrace anything from the Chicago School of Economics or any bullshit Neoliberal ideology, it only serves to transfer wealth to private hands.
Even when my objective and a Neoliberal objective inadvertently line up, they are not the good guys.
I agree with you all the way. However, this is a very good talking point if you're dealing with someone who doesn't care about human decency or empathy
Then that person shouldn't be allowed to make any decisions regarding other people
And yet people like that do. Every single day. People like that are the dominant political force in this country.
I hate that I'd even have to entertain that as a reason, or spew it at those who just won't care about any other argument.
Yeah it gives me the ick too. But it's a very good talking point to someone who cares more about shareholder value than human life.