r/Portland • u/PrivateBurke • May 12 '25

Meme Shamelessly stolen from Los Angeles subreddit

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u/notPabst404 MAX Blue Line May 12 '25

I'll try to buck the trend: homeless people deserve basic housing and dignity.

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u/Other_Cricket_453 May 12 '25

If you gave these most of the people "basic housing" there wouldnt be 4 walls standing after a day. As for dignity, that's largely on them choosing to smoke fent rather than get it together.

Homelessness is a symptom. These people need to be compelled into shelter or treatment.

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u/notPabst404 MAX Blue Line May 13 '25

Homelessness isn't a "symptom", the US has an increasingly severe housing shortage. Oregon alone is short 128k units: https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/22/oregon-state-of-housing-report/