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> they are outlawing an act of desperation which their own policies are driving people to. America is insane. So you mean, they should be allowed to keep their stuff (e.g. lots of stolen bikes) strung out in the middle of a park during a day, and they shouldn't have to move into shelters because they can't deal with their drug habits? If this were Switzerland (or specifically, Lausanne where I used to live), the Swis…
Wow daddy I'm impressed, use your strength on me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_inequality_in_the_Unite... It's this. America does not invest in its social problems.
It actually does, it just can't decide if it wants to be authoritarian or permissive in dealing with its social problems, so even though we throw a lot of money and resources at these problems, they aren't very effective. What's more is that every city/state/locality has its own strategy, and they are all different.