Engineer Converts Used Van into Mobile Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless

Post by carapace » Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 1:30 PM UTC

someperson wrote: post #8

It's sad that one of the most richest places on Earth (the San Francisco Bay Area) is unable to house, feed, clothe and provide drug/alcohol/mental health treatment to a mere 10,000 homeless people. I know homelessness is more than "houselessness", but it seems like a pretty simple problem to solve. Even considering that other states bus their homeless to Calfornia, fixing the 600,000 who sleep outside (and the 1.5 m…

Post by refurb » Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 1:37 PM UTC

ramphastidae wrote: post #7

kwhitefoot wrote: post #5

Good for him. It must be a great boon to homeless people to have clean clothes; I know that I would feel very dispirited if I could not wear clean clothes on top of the already horrible situation of being homeless. But how come there are so many homeless people in the richest country in the world?

For the same reason there is little to no universal health care, welfare, retirement, workers rights, or higher education system — the US values short-term profit over basic humanity.

Post by dakna » Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 1:54 PM UTC

bayindirh wrote: post #17

devoutsalsa wrote: post #6

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Because Americans don't have a culture of taking care of each other. They rely on the government to do it, government doesn't always want to, and the citizens don't demand that government does it. Source: am American & formerly homeless

I wonder how American culture evolved for self reliance over time, or what are the underlying causes for it. This is a question without any prejudice. I'm from another part of pale blue dot where the situation is exact opposite.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 2:00 PM UTC

sandworm101 wrote: post #28

yorwba wrote: post #11

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Of course the article is about someone who does take care of others instead of waiting for the government to do it. Hopefully there will be more people like that in the future.

This wasn't pure charity. This is religious outreach, proselytization. >> Powers saw a way to address a need in his community and share his faith in the process . A devout Christian, he wanted to shift from discussing the teachings of the church to living them out by helping others.

Post by jimkleiber » Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 2:01 PM UTC

TimedToasts wrote: post #25

devoutsalsa wrote: post #6

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Because Americans don't have a culture of taking care of each other. They rely on the government to do it, government doesn't always want to, and the citizens don't demand that government does it. Source: am American & formerly homeless

Americans will take care of their family and their community. This generally does not extend to a random homeless person.