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The Homelessness Crisis Isn’t About Lack Of Housing: Proof For Your Liberal Friend

2025-08-23 News & Politics
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Evaluating the Failure of Housing-First Models for Homelessness

Discover why providing free housing often fails chronically homeless individuals and learn the two core policy shifts required to address root causes instead of symptoms.

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  • Chronically homeless individuals receiving free public housing report preferring street life due to perceived lack of freedom.
  • The speaker contends that homelessness stems primarily from drug addiction or severe mental illness, not housing scarcity.
  • Mandatory hotel placement for the homeless risks destroying city tourism and hospitality industries while ignoring underlying behavior.
  • Effective solutions require aggressively curtailing drug trafficking and severely disincentivizing street living behaviors.

This segment critiques immediate housing solutions for homelessness, presenting video evidence where recipients reject government housing. The host argues that without addressing substance abuse and mental health, housing programs are destined to fail, leading to property destruction and a return to the streets.

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Top Comments (10)

@Tsathogguah 2025-08-23

I'm sick of productive people being forced to give free things to unproductive people.

972 36 replies
@seanevertts2735 2025-08-23

Their lack of gratitude is ASTOUNDING.

905 33 replies
@MrROTD 2025-08-23

They tried giving the homeless tiny homes in my city, they trashed them in no time and they only used them when it was cold out, otherwise they just wandered around and did drugs just like always.

433 13 replies
@mizzoufarmgirl6348 2025-08-23

I worked managing Sec. 8 and public housing, Matt is 1000% correct. You cannot help these people.

412 24 replies
@PatchworkAndNuance 2025-08-23

The left actually has a TALENT for focusing on the wrong aspects of ANY given issue 🙄

277 18 replies
@thomashornback4859 2025-08-23

I worked full time, 3rd shift, at a 7-11. I lived at the local Salvation Army in the work program and paid $350 a month. I was in a dorm with 6 to 8 other guys who all also worked. The majority of us were grateful for the roof and climate control. We also stopped doing things that were detrimental to our lives, drugs and alcohol, those who didn't were soon gone. I agree with Matt 100%.

214 2 replies
@Khwagner754 2025-08-24

I once bought a bagel with cream cheese and a hot chocolate for a homeless man “Yo 🥷this ain’t toasted…..” That event says everything

159 11 replies
@migrainemama7932 2025-08-24

My dad worked with the homeless veterans for over 30 years. It’s Not housing it’s mental health ❤

96 7 replies
@raituck3238 2025-08-24

My dad asked me when I was a kid "why do the rich get richer and the poor get poorer?" The answer : they both refuse to change their ways. 🤷‍♀️

53 3 replies
@erik_dk842 2025-08-26

They should never have closed the majority of the mental asylums.

14 1 replies

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