Oregon homeless advocates worry about Trump's plan to end homelessness: 'More misery'

President-elect Donald Trump has a strategy to tackle the homeless crisis at the national level. He pitched his plan during his campaign, but the question now is: will it happen? And if it does, how will it affect communities here in the Northwest? Trump outlined his vision last year on his "Agenda 47" website.
"Our once-great cities have become unlivable, unsanitary nightmares surrendered to the homeless, the drug-addicted, and the violent and dangerously deranged," said Trump. "The homeless have no right to turn every park and sidewalk into a place for them to squat and do drugs. Americans should not have to step over piles of needles and waste as they walk down the street."
"Violators of these bans will be arrested, but they will be given the option to accept treatment and services if they are willing to be rehabilitated," said Trump. "Many of them don't want that, but we will give them the option."
Trump has talked a lot about what's happening in West Coast cities, including Portland.
Now that he's President-elect, his plan could be put into play in a matter of months, pushing aside housing-first policies for his treatment-first model.
That's causing a lot of anxiety among local homeless advocates.
"I think when President Trump gets around to pushing forward on this agenda item, that he's going to find a lot of sympathetic ears on the West Coast to this sort of lock 'em all up plan that he toyed with during his first administration," says Jimmy Jones.
Jones is the Executive Director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, a Salem-based social services organization. He says this isn't a Trump problem. Jones says it matters less who's driving the car when it's headed down the same road, and that road is criminalizing homelessness.
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[@eduardoherrera4894]

stop corporations from owning real state and renting them for so much

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

Agreed!!

[@MarkyWaters-yo7je]

You have to put into law ASAP That stops Blackrock and Vanguard from purchasing houses and apartments FG or pure inflated profit. This a worldwide problem and Emergency that has to be stopped today!💯💥

[@Elrobogringo]

That's called socialism

[@dedgar6161]

and so how does that fix issues when people don't want help? some people r ok being on the street as long as they can get high. Obv high cost and greedy corporations are issues but that really doesn't solve too much. If you lower the cost of housing too much as well, then the competition becomes higher and landlords will only rent to high income individuals bc they r more certain to be able to pay their rent. marginalized and lower income groups still won't be in the clear until more housing is built. But often times wealthier people on both sides of political parties vote down increased apartment style housing so we never get anywhere

[@Elrobogringo]

@dedgar6161 the average hotel operates at 70% capacity charging a minimum of 1800 a month. The majority of them are owned by Hindus. You Americans are just simply being financially shut down the hotels can charge $20 a night and pay their bills.

[@susanjacques6328]

I don't drink alcohol or do drugs, I'm 72yrs old on S S , THE RENTS ARE TOO HIGH !!!!

[@Someone92231]

He's not talking about you..hes talking about people shitting and leaving needles...

[@christyann1201]

@@susanjacques6328 our SS is too low!

[@Honey-Sanchez]

My mortgage is so much lower than the rentals in my area. It just isn't right.

[@kurtdanielson993]

For people in your situation, need to find like minded people to become roommates. Pool resources as living on the street is not acceptable. Also, need to build a lot more housing. Get government out of the way of development.

[@luvyatubers]

@@Honey-Sanchez They are paying for the amenities they never use. Toss in some gym equipment and a coffee maker and add 0's to the rent

[@jojohns1949]

Paying 2500 for a 400 sq ft apartment is causing all the misery and creating a lot of homeless people

[@pinkiesue849]

My Lord that’s awful. Do you live in America?

[@Bellagiobic]

Then move out of San Francisco

[@sherroneb62ful]

That's what happened in montana everyone ran there from California and now homes 400 Sq for 100 a month is 1500 taking advantage landlords😢

[@Elvengem]

@@sherroneb62ful rich californians bringing ruin wherever they go.

[@rosannegreen838]

Corporate housing companies are buying up housing and driving up rent rates.

[@andrewlake7992]

Its really not easy getting a job when homeless, i cant understand how the rich cannot understand that.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

Yes it is!!! There are SO many programs that help homeless to get work.

[@FlyOz-b7b]

Cut off their access to showers, phones and internet for a month and they will bloody understand. Our scumbag local council all on bloated salaries and $80K four wheel drives play blaring gospel music in the public toilets to deter people There is not a shower in the Multimillion dollar block either which is obscene give the number of homless. I suggested they add at least two shower cubicals and phone charge points Plus wifi and the dogs just sneered at me yet happily demand rates from me for BS Green taxesand junket trips sso they can visit sister cities Overseas

[@myday2704]

​@@MaharlikaAWAThe homeless person with a phone they can't recharge doesn't always have access to information about these programs. Some are too mentally unwell and need help to become stable first before they can hold down a job.

[@bobbygene8274]

Rich my ass!!!! I work 50 hours a week and try to make good decisions with my income to AVOID that situation. I don't understand it either.

[@myztazynizta]

I know rich people who help the homeless directly. Bring them into their homes and give them jobs. The most common problem is a lot of these people lack respect and have many bad habits even if they don't do drugs or alcohol. Next most common problem is they lack maturity. Seen many people excel at the job they were given and when it's time to get their own apartment they just suck at paying their bills and saving money. Even when they don't have a drug or alcohol problem and rent is only $400 and they make $39k they can never pay their rent.

[@ginadoll00901]

Not Every Homeless Person Is On Drugs, Alcohol & Mental. Some Got Homeless Because They Lost A Job, Got Sick or Injured & Couldn't Afford To Pay Rent & Mortgages. There Are Also A Lot Of Homeless Veterans.

[@janiebankston2003]

I couldn't pay my rent its too much money not enough jobs and the leadership sucked.

[@jilllogan1288]

Agreed, it only takes one stroke of bad luck to go from barely getting by (working 2 or more jobs) to losing it all and winding up on the streets because shelters are too full and the resources aren't there

[@omersublett6364]

rent is out of control. It's true in my niberhood. Rent in my niberhood is over $1.000 dollars a month. I live in a low income niberhood.

[@janiceserrano1259]

We have to listen to the whole speech

[@CaraGare]

​@jayes not every one is on drugs or alcohol niceserrano1259

[@sandybonfiglio7545]

As someone who was homeless and addicted to drugs! Obama had grants for recovery and I had to admit I had a problem! Went to treatment got a job and went back to college! 16 years clean October 23rd!

[@mchristr]

So you worked the program and then worked even harder to change your life. Your story could help to change the lives of others. Find a local place to share it.

[@TrumpsOURPresident]

❤ congratulations.

[@Jenna-qs7nw]

That's amazing. Doubt trump will do anything like Obama did. I'd like to think he has a plan of where these people can go. You can't just make people disappear, they have to be somewhere. It's not like they are living in luxury now. We need real plans.

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

💘💘💘 That's a good outcome. Glad you were able to get the help you needed!!

[@ernestclary6035]

Way to go Sandy !

[@GrannyDi276]

Build tiny home villages for the mentally stable, law-abiding homeless....& mental health & treatment facilities for those that need it & jail for criminals.... No one should be without food & a solid roof overhead in America...

[@teresatafoya9211]

sounds good, if a charity paid for the homes, the land they're on and the utilities. NOT the taxpayers, we pay enough already

[@thewillowfaery]

@@teresatafoya9211 nope. There needs to be a general shift in how people see other people. We need to implement Services the way that Portugal and the Netherlands do it. No one is homeless and no one goes without food or healthcare. As a result, there is a very little crime. They also provide drugs for people who are addicted to heroin And other drugs. I think addiction is devastating but the people who are doing it are walking wounded. They need counseling and need to be treated as a human being instead of a burden to someone like you. Makes me happy that you could afford to maybe buy a house? Work and, accumulate some things and savings. Everyone is fortunate enough to be in your situation.

[@brenda-ef9ny]

Yes, bc as it is, the good homeless ppl are forced to live with dangerous criminals, mentally ill, & addicts, so bad they can't safely live in the housing they're all put in together. No sane person can live surrounded by that & they're always stolen from with their cars & property destroyed by these ppl, angry when good ppl won't be friends, loan, give, etc etc etc.

[@boomer150]

Do you know how many Americans have died of starvation? Homeless don't die of starvation, they die of substance abuse or exposure.

[@jeannineharrelson1201]

​@@teresatafoya9211 I heard Drumph say "tent city on inexpensive land...." which sounds like taxpayers are gonna keep payin.' 😢

[@irisgibson2842]

Getting the homeless off the streets does not mean hiding them. It means providing adequate shelter ,medical care and rehabilitation.

[@annchurchill2638]

Many of them do not want to be rehabilitated. They prefer taking drugs and having no rules to follow.

[@MaryAnn-r1g]

​​​@@annchurchill2638that's not necessarily true they have nobody to listen or to help them so that's what they do to escape and because they're not strong emotionally they listen to people that tell them that that's what they want nobody would want that for real think about this drug dealers are in the middle telling the people above those kinds of lies and they're telling the people they're selling the drugs to those kind of lies and getting them mentally prepared to stay a client to make them wealthy

[@MaryAnn-r1g]

​​@@annchurchill2638 that is not necessarily true that's what people tell them just to make it easier on their own conscience and pocketbook so they don't have to help ....... these people get stuck in the situation they have nobody to listen nobody to help so they do drugs to escape or they've been abused so horribly and nobody will help these days that's the way things are everybody's there for a paycheck but they don't actually want to do the real work for the paycheck only what they have to do and just like everything else in this world nowadays they lie about it to cover and lie for each other just to keep their paycheck

[@cashmere118]

If America takes care of American citizens first, maybe we'll be able to get a grasp on this particular issue.

[@garymckee63]

Exactly 💯 percent. You are correct.

[@christyann1201]

@@cashmere118 and you think Trumps plan is going to do that by throwing people out in a field?

[@lucien4980]

@@christyann1201 Did he not just say he was getting people out of the fields. Offering full help to anyone on drugs and more services to help people get off the street? Even if its a little more than now, how would more help be a bad thing? He cannot just throw people in a field. You think they can just do that? I mean they could, but then that homeless person would be rich from the lawsuit.

[@christyann1201]

@ he said he was going to build a wall. He barely got 54 miles of new wall in 4 years built. Mexico didn’t pay for it. So what now? 4 years from now he will have helped 54 people off drugs while thousands more end in the fields? How is he going to keep more people out of the fields by making his buddies rich? He didn’t get them off the streets before, why would you believe he all of a sudden cares about the underprivileged?

[@marilynnfowler1030]

how can you tell if someone is a maga moron....have we DONE IT YET?? We have the money.

[@busterstutts9849]

The Homeless demonized .The elderly trying to survive on SS which is nothing in today's economy.They are not all drug addicts.

[@superodalisque]

Children aren't even mentioned

[@royburnacoven3559]

All the homeless people around my town are mostly druggies. There are a few crippled people who deserve and need help but the vast majority want to be on the street.

[@ggeorge4144]

Obviously they did not plan very well when they were younger.

[@minttea1966]

​@ggeorge4144 Seriously? The government forced them to contribute, and then many who were trying to build additional retirement funds were forced to move their pensions into 401K's by their employers just in time to watch it all vanish in the crash. Don't speak on what you don't know, just to sound superior!!!

[@mE-zx7pt]

​@ggeorge4144 That's what you spew to avoid dealing with reality. Lies.

[@Rafael_1965]

Being homeless is not a crime. Not everyone is a druggie

[@forgottenman8629]

homelessness is 'not' a crime, being a vagrant under a blue tarp on a 'public' sidewalk is now a crime...

[@barbarashepherd2834]

How about they get jobs then...justvlike the rest of us

[@diegoz_74]

​@barbarashepherd2834 yk homelessness is a crime right? Okay they send them to jail, they come out now they have a record, how will they get a job? Another situation they don't have a roof over there heads yet they trying to work, but don't make enough to own a house or rent

[@forgottenman8629]

@@diegoz_74 that's their problem, should have considered that 'before' they 'chose' to become a bum. look cupcake it's ending, the aiding, abetting, the codling since then SC decision okaying enforcement to ensure 'no' squatting on public land, it's gonna get tougher and tougher to live this lifestyle as LE and electeds grow a pair and begin to kick them harder and harder into getting a job like everyone else...

[@linemanap]

It's not a crime to be homeless but public drug use, shitting in the street and camping on the sidewalk is. Be homeless all you want. People have just run out of empathy at this point. It's just getting out of hand.

[@HollyKELLEY-l3s]

I HAVE BEEN HOMELESS FOR TWO YEARS AND I DO NOT DO DRUGS OR DRINK.

[@poollife777]

Then why can't you and two friends get together and rent an apartment.

[@Elisanroo]

@@poollife777It’s not that easy to just save up $3,000-$4,000. Then you have to find a landlord willing to rent to you who commonly require a first and last months rent, applicant must make 3 times the amount of rent each month, have a good credit score, rental history and references. Could you do that making minimum wage and having barely any money left over? I’m not so sure I could!

[@Burn594]

You're the exception, not the rule. People living on sidewalks are not just homeless. They are addicts and have no intention of getting out of a bad situation.

[@hippiebits2071]

@@Elisanroo Get a couple roommates and split the move in costs and deposit. The combined income of tree people would easily cover the income qualifications. People do this all the time or just rent a room from someone.

[@CSmith-mm3kg]

What keeps you from applying for low-income housing and working hard, two jobs and sometimes three (I have done it) in order to get off the streets. I went from homeless to a house in 8 months. I drove a school bus during the day and I worked at a restaurant in the evening. I worked weekends and it was uncomfortable. I didn't see a lot of friends and I did without things that I would have liked to have but were not necessary. I was homeless due to a committed relationship that didn't work and being uncomfortable for a while in my own skin was better than being in an abusive, manipulative relationship. On top of it all I had a small child to take care of and I worried a lot as to whether or not I was doing right by her. I had daycare costs and a lot of responsibility. I'm grateful that I had a car that I had taken good care of and it got me to where I needed to go. Common sense was my best friend. After 8 months of homelessness, living in a shelter, I was so happy to rent a home, furnish it with what my little daughter and I needed. No extras. And I continued to work my jobs until I had some savings and I was able to leave my restaurant job so I could spend more time with my child. I was tired and still broken, but when I laid in my own bed at night in my own room in my clean, secure rented home, knowing that my daughter was safe, fed, warm, and happy, it was all worth the pain. I survived getting out of a really bad, really difficult situation. The biggest and best result is my daughter grew up to be a purposeful, responsible, hard-working, intelligent, kind, loving adult. Dig deep inside yourself and make a plan. Take advantage of every single resource that is open to you and you will have to go search for them. Be careful who you make friends with because there are people out there who will take advantage of you. Becoming a loner for a while may just be what you need to do, if you aren't already. One of the things I learned from all of it is, when a person is really set on improving themselves, they need to be prepared to be on their own, alone, or with a very few and wisely chosen support system. There may not be a lot of people in your current circle who are trying to improve their situation. Steer clear of those people. So become your own best friend. I wish you the very best. You can do it. Set goals, set a timeline. Tattoo it on your mind, heart, and soul and without fear, go forward.

[@MKSBEMA]

Not every homeless person is a drug addict. Some of us just cant afford rent.

[@vipermad358]

Most of the people I see on the streets are definitely drug addicts. It's quite obvious.

[@corporate.security]

Sounds like you're one of the good ones then. We'll be more than happy to help you. Education? Temporary monetary assistance? Job placement assistance?

[@claudiooliveira1813]

You can afford a phone Take the help and SFU

[@thewillowfaery]

@@corporate.security medical care? Food? You do know that all people have been affected by inflation not just Republicans. Right?

[@eochtroph9156]

@@claudiooliveira1813jesus, Americans really couldn’t give less of a shit about other Americans huh

[@Like-ji6ud]

Lower rent cost! 2k for an apartment is insane. After all tax. It is barely enough

[@JackParsons2]

There will soon be thousands of units available to rent which will bring down the price considerably.

[@AnotherMagicalday]

How is that gonna happen? We have a massive unaffordable apartment shortage and housing? Lets​@JackParsons2 lets not forget greedy private equity is also gobbling up most apartments and turning them in luxury apartments that are not affortable for the average person.

[@efhg-r6x]

Too much wastes on bureaucrats six figure salaries instead of actually spending tax revenue on solving the homeless problem. OR bureaucrats (i.e. so-called homeless advocates) don't want the homeless problem to go away.

[@judithgrace9850]

Move to Mexico.

[@KevSon29]

Mexico doesn't want the U.S citizens.​@@judithgrace9850

[@dallascomstock8471]

This sounds kinda rough...but it should have never been allowed to get this out of control in the first place...

[@auntymarushkafah]

"Every tool, lever and authority" except finding a way to home them.

[@kotey1958]

You are correct, it shouldn’t have gotten this out of control. The government should have stepped in years ago.

[@LovisaJD]

It’s cause of demRats

[@db-zc9xv]

Take them into YOUR own home @@auntymarushkafah Pay for their homes YOURSELF @auntymarushkafah Care fro your own pets.

[@billkraemer4710]

It was allowed to get this way to skim cash.

[@Cat-bg2ge]

Ton's of money for foreign war's. Very little for the American public.

[@MrOttomotto]

And not just wars. Many countries get our money. And congress oks things like wearing helmets in other countries or amount of cats in Africa.

[@youtubetroll6620]

LOWER THE GOT DAM RENT, OR THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS MORE HOMELESS..

[@jaydee2072]

figure out how to pay your bills without living past your means and you can have a home. you are owed nothing, and if you produce nothing, youll be nothing. enjoy

[@RoseWine-y8y]

​@@jaydee2072 shut up

[@usa45CC]

Cause that’s the issue for the homeless 🙄

[@aureliabaldwin-qs9hq]

WOW ​@@jaydee2072

[@marsmars9130]

That isnt and never was Guberments problem!

[@DeadChief-rj1sj]

There are a lot of rich people that make big money off the homeless crisis. Rejecting any logical movement to solve this tragic situation will be expected in the PDX. We need housing for our people, PERIOD. They are dying in the streets.

[@gdvadventours5512]

Agree...$24B unaccounted for last few years in California

[@AD53600]

Lost my husband to meth and homelessness. It's destroyed our family.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

Yesyes❤

[@journeybrook9357]

Every offer of Land for a tent park and asked with it be joined by support of services has been denied.

[@petem.3719]

Trump's buddies in the private prison industry have a plan. Stocks are already soaring.

[@philbuell6657]

They're only afraid of having to actually use the money where it is supposed to be used, instead of pocketing the majority of it like they are now.

[@andrewsworkshop]

Yup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vonrock6862]

Slandering is far from the truth and leads to being a pathological liar

[@shirleyspadorcio6182]

Yes and Funding Billions for ridiculous research that wouldn’t help anyone!

[@nerobaal6655]

Rise up against that man my homeless brethren

[@GailGreen-tq8jd]

Exactly!!! The people in charge of the shelters are taking all the donations too at both shelters I was at and keeping all the decent things for themselves!!! They were even stealing from the participants too. I think they sell some of the housing voucher they get to their friends and family etc too because all of a sudden my file was just lost ok . My info was all entered into the computer I was with a navigator when we entered it. She had quit not telling me just after working there only two months appx. The next one they assign me tells me my application for sec 8 file was lost , how, it's in the computer. I asked her to me do one again then and she said nope it's closed now . I had spent at least a year already living there with their rules etc too.

[@kevinkrichie]

Instead of $600 billion to Ukraine, spend $600 billion on programs to help the American people.

[@robynjefferson4779]

You need both.

[@ltdc426]

@@robynjefferson4779only if one comes before the other. AMERICA FIRST, nobody gives a shit about Ukraine.

[@Daniel-es9dq]

You do know that wasn’t cash right? They transferred old weapons we don’t need to Ukrainian. Are you suggesting giving the homeless tanks? Sounds wild

[@nadogrl]

All of the “billions” are just more printing by the Fed. Not like it’s taxpayer dollars just lying around.🤯

[@yasminmoledina37]

Well said. Give to the taxpayers .

[@tomwilcox1574]

Theres a hell of a lot of money pocketed dealing with the homeless, an industry of care. A thing about making money from misery is those that profit are super reluctant to kill the cash cow.

[@SeeCSeesCC]

Yep, all these nonprofits just soaking up the money and keeping people homeless and on drugs if the truth be known for their own profit

[@RawOlympia]

We call it poverty pimping

[@pansysutton4689]

Exactly!

[@jay31415]

There will always be a small number of cheaters. That doesn't mean you should never play the game.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Indeed. No different than any industry. Pest control doesn't want to stop pests. Health industry doesn't want people to stay well. etc.

[@lissakaye610]

And what about the sober homeless? Not all are on drugs… some don’t need treatment, they need AFFORDABLE HOUSING… they don’t need more tickets, red tape, or court dates… really insane.

[@justsaying9443]

did you hear what was said? not just the ones with addiction issues. its better than what there is now.

[@paulpetersen-iu1he]

@@lissakaye610 why don’t you invest in affordable housing? Oh that’s right it doesn’t bring a profit. Why don’t encourage people to work two jobs all their life like I did for my family.

[@KellyMcCall-n5y]

​@@paulpetersen-iu1henot everyone can work 2 jobs , they may have special needs kids. Some may barely be physically able to work one job

[@Cam70868]

What have liberals time to help people Find homes? Nothing in fact under liberals the cost of housing and rent has skyrocketed along with inflation.

[@djomegaminus]

there is only a housing shortage in heavily populated areas. You can buy an entire house in Freeport or Rockford Illinois for less than $30,000. People just don't want to live there, well I guess they don't want housing that bad.

[@vedacarmony5754]

Criminalizing homelessness is not the same as building homes and apartments.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Being homeless isn't a crime, but putting up your tent in public areas should be. They can take that mess to the woods and enjoy the long walk back to their respective cities.

[@Rednickincell]

@@stephenthomas149230% of the homeless men are military veterans They shouldn’t be Ben be on the streets

[@eveningstar8581]

@@Rednickincellthat's very true! But NOW we will have an administration that ACTUALLY wants to help them!

[@Rednickincell]

@ 2/3rds of Americans ran to the election booth complaining about economy inflation, cost of living increases Ironically what ever trump does will cost more money meaning the standard playbook is to borrow more money and then faaaawk over future generations of Americans But then you are the selfish segment of Americans who don’t really care as long as it’s not you paying Like in higher income taxes less social spending And at least it’s not a direct tax like more tariffs will be…

[@marylaczko6539]

Bring back workhouses. A bed ,a meal and a job. How about it?? We have devolved as a society .Lets not keep beating a dead horse.

[@susanwinder4251]

Yeah, let them eat gruel and pick ochre like they did in 19th Century Dickens novels. Workhouses were inhuman places!!!

[@sarahs5340]

I live in Oregon and see homelessness everywhere. Criminalizing homelessness won’t work. We may have to bring back some kind of institutionalized care for individuals who cannot function within society. People who suffer with mental health issues and then addiction issues should not be out on the streets because it is dangerous for them and everyone else. Leaving people to rot out on the streets is not a good sign for our society. Too many individuals are falling to mental health problems and drugs. I am tired of seeing billions go overseas while our own country falls apart. Spend the money here to fix our social problems!

[@tntcyclespdx640]

criminalizing worked before........when I grew up in Portland there was 1 neighborhood bum named Junior in the entire area between 39th and hawthorne and 39th and Holgate. ONE!!!!!!

[@ditchbroady6873]

They conveniently forget to mention Trump's plan includes optional treatment but if declined, then prison.

[@grayrecluse7496]

Do you know when this all started? Oh, about 16 years ago. Remember this term being used,"we will fundamentally change AMERICA"!!!!!

[@philbuell6657]

@@grayrecluse7496 yup, Barry fundamentally changed American society just like he promised.

[@boomer150]

I live in Eugene OR, I see plenty of homeless and every now and then I feel bad. So one time I decided to take pity on one of them outside the Winco. I told them I would help. I would take them inside and share my food stamps with them since it was the end of the month and I had a little extra. I told him he could get 50$ worth of food. Whatever he wanted. You know what he asked me? "Can I get the 50$ in cash?" I knew why he wanted cash but I decided to give him a chance to prove me wrong. So I gave him a 20. Then returned to my car, I stayed and watched him go into the store with the cash. He came back out with a case of beer, sat back at the same spot, opened one and started to drink it. Not all homeless, but most homeless are homeless because of their own poor choices.

[@taragalvan6334]

There are a lot of homeless who don’t do drugs or alcohol. The rents are impossible and even when you work it’s not enough to cover basic necessities such as rent food electricity gas and transportation to and from work. My husband is 64 and I’m 63. 18 and 16 dollars an hour doesn’t cut it. And when hours get cut due to criminal activity it’s even worse.

[@digger1825]

Yeah here you are You have internet typing out on a phone or a computer I don't know which and seem to be doing just fine. You automatically want to go after Trump yet You're homeless under Biden and Harris not Trump supposedly Democrats had all this help for you trillions of dollars went into help the homeless and you're telling me there's no money there's nothing for you I talk to the Democrats because they're the ones screwing you.

[@leemackay888]

Percentage wise c'mon man!! Massive majority are on dope. That facts

[@anthonydavis3424]

Sure

[@pianoreigns]

Affordable Housing First.

[@RyanRuark]

JUNKIES PACK UP OR YOU WILL BE REMOVED

[@Same-l3d]

This isn’t possible. The masses don’t understand economically how to achieve affordable housing and the politicians claim they know, take your money and give it to their friends and nothing changes. But hey at least your taxes are at record highs.

[@Perich29]

There no such thing anymore

[@staciemeyers257]

They need drug testing if this happens. NO DRUGS in any long-term shelter

[@annchurchill2638]

NO drugs in sheters is one reason homeless peolple refuse shelters.

[@RockyDylanBebb]

@@annchurchill2638 Yea, what these people are actually saying is we should build homes for people who dont do anything except drugs, and then we should also just give them drugs.

[@kathymiller5781]

Stop Funding Overseas wars and Clean up Our Country!!! Americans First. Lots of Homeless Veterans 😢❤

[@garymckee63]

Exactly 💯 percent correct.

[@cruisingthethaiway6881]

So you're saying that you want to be invaded by the Islamic regime and communist?

[@bogeysbaby]

Stop funding illegals. We spend more on them than anything. Way more.

[@michellerahrig2320]

Republicans have voted against every bill to address these issues

[@robertjohnson801]

Sorry, but you are pointing the finger in the wrong place. Money for Ukraine comes out of the defense budget and goes to US defense contractors to replace aging tanks and planes. You really don't believe Republicans will redirect those funds for the homeless or social programs?😮😮

[@thepenguinking4488]

My folks lost the farm during the Dustbowl years. They lived in Army Corps of Engineers tent cities. No addictions, no mental health issues; just hard times. Everyone has times where they need a hand.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Indeed. Now they think they're OWED something and depend on society to take care of them. That's what the Democrats LOVE to tell them to ensure their votes.

[@JohnLucas-g6b]

Change the rules about rent requirements to qualify for a place to live. Greedy people stop being greedy and addicts get off the drugs and alcohol. Also, stop building high rise luxury condos and apartments, a lot of working blue collar people can't afford that crap.

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Exactly

[@williambaker-d7h]

Thank you! From a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner!

[@IncontinentiaButtocks-jx3wq]

Yep. Ohio the Midwest and rust belt have all the same problems but there aren’t homeless people all over the street because housing isn’t a complete impossibility to poor people.

[@rtx-kk2xq]

No one will get off the streets until you solve the drug problem. That's why the border is so important!

[@marsmars9130]

if the 10s of MILLIONS of Illegals werent GIVEN FREE!!!!! homes and rent there wouldnt be such a rise in rents

[@dtyree3295]

Some homeless are Victims of Circumstances.

[@jacksquat4140]

So true. But instead of looking at the real issue, and root cause, they criminalize everyone who's homeless, so they don't have to feel guilty for not caring.

[@sheeniesheen]

What is crazy that many Americans could easily become homeless. Not everyone that is homeless is on drugs. It’s terrible to assume most are, many are veterans and forgotten about people.

[@ConspiracyNutsMakeMeLOL]

@@sheeniesheen I'm homeless and have never used drugs nor alcohol...I don't make messes anywhere I go. I lost my entire family starting in March of 21... it's been one after another thru June of this year. I work full-time, have no rent, pay 20 dollars a day for a shower and have never felt more free...I don't ask anyone for anything. People like you and your statement remind that there are good folks out there...thank you.

[@pianoreigns]

💯

[@ConspiracyNutsMakeMeLOL]

@@sheeniesheen thank you

[@piquat1]

The same people bringing in the drugs are bringing in the people. Close the border and deport these people and the drugs flow will slow, companies will have to compete for workers raising wages and a whole slew of housing will free up making more places available and the competition to get renters and buyers will lower prices. Everything you're worried about has been caused by the left.

[@suen5006]

Most are not on drugs - the majority are either children or elderly.

[@1965Grit]

"They take time"???? Portland has had more than 5 decades to solve this problem, how much more time and money do you need, another century and maybe a hundred trillion? You can't solve a problem by doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result!!

[@stephenthomas1492]

No amount of money is going to fix this social problem. These are people who think it's a RIGHT to have a home and have society take care of them. There needs to be some HARD lessons taught. We can start by stopping tax-payer money going to people who choose to keep popping out kids.

[@stevenruark2930]

Here in Savannah they build tiny homes for vets. That needs to be spread out for others.

[@pinkiesue849]

Good solution…

[@sherriwhiteman975]

Oregon built tiny homes and they got trashed. No surprise….

[@pinkiesue849]

@@sherriwhiteman975 disgusting

[@shismi3222]

No human being should live in a shed. Tiny home is a shed.

[@SoundofSilence492]

@@shismi3222 oh please. My immigrant grandparents lived in boarding houses in New York in the early 1900s. A room. We’re talking a room. They worked two jobs and saved their money and eventually got out. They would have loved to have had the privacy of a tiny home. We need to bring back boarding houses and make people accountable.

[@lorigiggles2]

Homelessness is not a crime!!!!! 😢

[@eveningstar8581]

Depends on where you live. The issues aren't with the idea of people being without homes. The issues are public intoxication. Peeing and pooping in private yards, parking lots and sidewalks. It's doing hard substances in broad daylight without a care in the world! I cannot go grocery shopping without seeing people actively sho0ting up. Kids everywhere! THAT is the crime part!

[@sharonetter.shelton-taylor9886]

It's An Economy Issued ... 😮

[@alchemenergyacademy6231]

It’s already illegal to be living and pandering on the street. Folks are taken to churches and social services to help with jobs and housing. And no welfare is available to those on drugs.

[@dexterspeights3484]

The misfortune of citizens is good fortune for corrupt politicians and greedy contractors!

[@AnneSwiss-m]

I agree, a lot of politicians, researchers, celebrities don’t want a problem to be solved because it means their job/role will end. And they do little for the community except making speeches, writing biographies & doing endless research with little to zero action•

[@paulpetersen-iu1he]

@@dexterspeights3484 yes that’s why the government can’t fix anything. They can only get out-of-the-way so people can try to do what they can themselves. We need to bring back personal responsibility.

[@dietlindvonhohenwald448]

Urban camping was never allowed but at some point in time, cities and officials just stopped caring about it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ There is not enough low income housing or even average income housing!!

[@poollife777]

Better not do it in Florida anymore.

[@hosiequad]

Homeless advocates are the beneficiaries. Why wouldn't they be worried.

[@fionabologna1768]

😂 He is doing away with their grift. Look at the Billions Comiefornia spent for more homelessness. 😂 Big salaries don't come cheap.

[@irmarocha7809]

Why would they try to solve the problem! 😮

[@SRockwell]

Yep. Easy money.

[@efhg-r6x]

They need Elon's government efficiency here. If they get rid of the waste, the homeless problem will be solved. Take their salaries to actually use on homeless.

[@pansysutton4689]

There is a need for a zoning of some sort of property that will be affordable for low income people that puts a cap on the rents for people to be able to exist with some kind of dignity. The buildings being built never offer that, it's a high dollar business. Let's all only consider the high dollar wage people and push the rest of society to the streets!? What kind of selfish ideology is that?

[@brendabrock7702]

There's a greedy epidemic! I work full time and can't afford anything. We the people should PROTEST!! Not all of us are drug addicts! Wages been same for a decade!

[@Marigold-m2]

@brendabrock7702 Sounds like you are looking in the mirror. "I work full time and can't afford anything.", is what you said but you clearly are posting your comment from a computer or phone or some kind of device? (Or are you at the library?). Are you saying you can't afford food, clothes, a way to get to work, etc? Maybe it's you that is greedy & buy shyte that you want & not what you need. Protest all you want & find out how quickly you lose your job & healthcare benefits, if you have them. Get a better paying job. There are jobs out there. Study some basic economics to figure out why things have gotten more expensive & why they will continue to go up. Nobody is going to do it for you.

[@danieljenkins5610]

Dont know of this is the case in Oregon, but here in Colorado you can't qualify to rent an apartment unless your monthly income is 3x the rent. If you cosign a lease, the combined income needs to be at least 5x

[@tonyajohnson3450]

Yes, and that's ridiculous!!!

[@teresatafoya9211]

maybe the landlords are tired of getting ripped off

[@rainbowvision974]

I think Oregon is the same. We must have income 3x rent for an individual. Unsure about cosign. Unbroken rental history for 3 years prior. Many persons in my town only get into a rental by keeping their income low enough to get subsidized rental vouchers.

[@Ziggy_Moonglow]

@@teresatafoya9211 You have no clue what you're talking about. All the high rise condos are not losing money. When they pave over White Fence Farm and Heritage Square to build condos nobody can afford, it's not because the landlords are getting 'ripped off', it's because they are raking it in by renting those units as 'low income' so tax payers pay the bills. The landlords are the only ones not losing out.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Colorado has tons of Section 8 housing, with the Illegals sharing it, your going to have a 3 yr wait list. Deport .

[@aquarianbeachbum]

SHELTERS ARE A WASTE OF MONEY WE NEED HOUSING

[@youknowwhat1352]

💯💯💯

[@chuckxu5910]

In y’all state bums were putting to work pumping gas ⛽️ and make a decent living, why y’all afraid 😱?

[@paulaw3399]

Shelters are very important. They are a stepping stone to permanent housing. How do I know? I am living in a shelter. I am 64 in a wheelchair and homeless. I had a blood clot in my legend. My doctor and a case worker got me in here. I see how a good system can work. This shelter is an example. Many people from other cities and states come through here to look at it because they want to do the same in their communities.

[@WhoDoUthinkUr]

As someone who spent 6 years homeless and addicted, I have to say you're wrong. Housing first doesn't work. You have to address the cause before you can dump an addict or un medicated Schizophrenic into a nice apartment, or it will be ruined.

[@youknowwhat1352]

@@WhoDoUthinkUr I agree with you. You can house the homeless, but it would not work for many who are severely addicted and have mental/physical health issues. You have to start at the root of the problem.

[@cherylbowen4229]

There was a time when people couldn’t even spit on a sidewalk let alone camp there and use it as a toilet. It’s not criminalizing camping it’s designating areas where it will be ok for homeless people to camp and hopefully with bathrooms and other care. It has to start somewhere. Our country has become a mess with drugs, homeless and violence on the streets. Affordable housing will have to be part of the cleanup. Many homeless people just need some help while others are addicts and don’t want help. Putting drug addicted people in jail rehabs might help get them clean. The fight against drugs has become all consuming for police these days.

[@AleadaA]

close the borders - stop the flow of drugs - take care of our own!

[@tinaamway2367]

How many homeless people do you know how many homeless people have you ever talked to...how many homeless have you helped? I'm guessing you merely repeat gossip hearsay and rumors and do nothing but continue to stereotype and lump All into your own mind uniformed opinion.

[@lamarcarter6699]

What about us stuck in campers who can’t afford a home and on disability?

[@pamskinner9490]

Are you thankful to have that shelter or would you prefer to trade places with someone in a tent or under cardboard?

[@Amber-l7z]

​@pamskinner9490 It is not cheap to rent a space to hook that camper up to water, sewer and electric services. You can't just expect a Senior on a fixed income to just drive it around, camp on the side of the road, and empty your sewer at dumping stations. And there are signs everywhere so you can't pull off the road that say " No overnight camping." So you drive and stay up at night, sleep in the daytime.

[@lauragoin1227]

Some call it camping some call it barely staying alive. Sometime drugs come after homelessness. Not the cause of it.

[@MrDepodot7]

Laura is right ppl

[@seannelson4452]

Lower the cost of housing. Not all of them are on the street because of drugs. They work full time yet have been priced out by Capitolist Greed. That is the only way.

[@teresatafoya9211]

you can't force people to put a price on housing, it's fascist. Don't like the price? find somewhere else.

[@essebug1066]

So druggies and the mentality I'll can ruin the rentals. No way. Maybe housing for those who actually want to be healthy.

[@C_ch_real]

How the heck a they afford a house even if it’s free? If you’re drug addicted you can’t keep up with a home.

[@Fishmas_Tree]

lower cost of housing, AND STOP DESTROYING OUR FAMILIES. Cost of housing won't even matter unless families are protected!

[@sallyprzybil2404]

😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@elizabethaxibal1716]

Tiny houses for homeless would work!

[@jay31415]

Even apartment complexes is good enough.

[@dickrichard626]

The tiny houses are a massive waste of resources and land... you could build one nice house or three crappy ones with double the resources on the same plot... It's a terrible idea.

[@elbybrook9975]

Not when they cost $20,000 a piece. I was living in southern Oregon and homeless. I had a job and couldn't afford rent. I had some heart problems and had to file for disability. When my disability was approved I took that money and bought an RV. I lived in southern Oregon for another year and finally figured out that there's no way to survive on disability there. I moved to Oklahoma and in the last 6 months I have bought a piece of property for $5,000. My last payment will be December and in January I will get a no money down no credit check shed/cabin. I'll have to build it out but it will be mine. The payments will be about $250 to $300 a month and I'll have it paid off in 3 years. Get the fuck off the West Coast and you can survive.

[@MobBarley-z3k]

The homeless industrial complex generates hundreds of millions of dollars and the organizations that get this money keep the majority of it.

[@staceyalexander4312]

Reopen the Salem , Oregon hospital grounds for housing and treatment.

[@lazyjaney28]

That’s the state government authority

[@bernadinelindemann1067]

People voted previously to not increase their taxes, so these facilities had to close.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Open state institutions. State funded, state owned and state run. But keep these people off the streets.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

​@@bernadinelindemann1067better vote again huh?

[@Fishmas_Tree]

Witch hunt in Salem! History repeats!

[@TheMisspookie12001]

Im 79 , my rent goes up every year. As couple more years and I will be homeless 😢

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Unless we can get government to stop pushing this Marxist agenda?

[@Josh-hq6eb]

I hope you didn't vote for Trump who will likely further increase the wealth disparity then.

[@joshuaerickson2458]

If you cant afford this country you need to get out

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Buy a house and your rent will never go up again.

[@Reeeeeee12345]

​@Josh-hq6eb ofcourse she did. They always vote for things that will hurt the least powerful and most struggling in society.

[@jeromej3958]

Where in the world are you going to put millions of homeless people. Don't they realize that homelessness is a cycle. Not all these people are drug users.

[@timwarcloud]

Crematorium 😂

[@AleadaA]

It will take time - more jobs for people able to work- less government graft - a better education - so many things can help us all - pray to God and be thankful for your life!

[@jay31415]

Trump doesn't know history. He doesn't know we've already tried this and it doesn't work. You can't "ban" homelessness. What you gonna do when they don't listen, put them in jail? You end up with jails full of homeless. Jails are more expensive to upkeep than apartment complexes.

[@dtyree3295]

There are literally Millions of homeless in America! It started with the housing crisis on Bush's watch! When the Banks scammed millions out of their family homes! Bailed out the banks that promised to help more people get homes and they actually made it more difficult! Causing more homelessness! Raising rent above disability payments caused disable , mentally challenged and elderly, even families with children to be homeless! Instead of calling it what it is, GREED OF CORPORATIONS AND HOMEOWNERS THEY CHOOSE TO BLAME THE ONES SUFFERING FOR THE PROBLEM! They build more and more over-priced housing. They give less and less assistance.

[@chuckdipper830]

They will be sent to for profit detention camps owned by Trump's friends

[@cameronboden]

Worked in outreach/advocacy for homeless in Portland for five years.. Literally never met a homeless person without a substance use issue. Maybe they exist, but incredibly rare. We had a shelter-to-housing program in a shelter w/ 200 occupants-couldn’t get anyone to sign up for it. Everyone wanted to live in the shelter, not work and not get clean. Cut it out with the “NoT aLL hOmELeSs aRe AdDiCtS!” B.S..

[@TeresaBlack-c5v]

LOWER TAXES FOR MIDDLE CLASS AND TAX HIGHER TAXES FOR THE RICH. IF YOU DON'T NO ONE WILL HAVE ANYTHING. SHARE THE PIECE OF PIE FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.

[@teresatafoya9211]

why don't the rich liberals donate some of their personal wealth to the problem? Taxpayers don't owe the homeless anything.

[@cathy7824]

The rich pay higher taxes. The more you make the more you pay.

[@DarthLesbian]

Lower taxes for everyone I say. The federal government needs to seriously cut spending, way too wasteful.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

End federal income taxes completely. Stop burdening society with additional federal funding. Each State start taking responsibility for lack of housing, drug trafficking, mentally ill & handicapped persons. Enough total dependency on BIG GOVERNMENT

[@matthewmcmahon6727]

​@@DarthLesbian cut out the corruption and that will pay for everything 10 times over.

[@kimramsay2897]

Buy up abandoned building like old mills, old school and old mills. Get them to volunteer their time like habitat for humanity, working in food prep and cleaning. Set up family with childcare for work / education skills like parenting, nutrition, budgeting,hands on skills house with the elderly on fixed income who can help with childcare, cooking skills, maintenance skills, life skills... homeless veteran focus on PTSD mental health job placement . Drug addicts need a strict halfway house detox. All of them need to push safety, life skills, mental wellness, nutrition/ gardening, home maintenance. They need to be invested and have standards of expectation. Need to have a way to set up savings and transportation to build worth and competence. If we as a nation spent $1.5 billion on a single election we can do better. Stop kicking the can and find real solutions. Cloths/ shoe drop boxes. Collect stuff at college when people graduate they leave and get rid of so much stuff merit rewards win win. Set up safe disability shelters once they turn 18 their support system disappears the same with aging out.

[@katehenry2718]

YEs do find someone rich enough to buy up buildings that need major renovations and can hire the pro workers. YEs, that will help. Is that you? Go for it. Don't plan on any profit for your investment and efforts and it might work.

[@jeannie5389]

People worked together helping others after the wars, needs to be brought back!! Soup kitchens would help!!

[@Tanya-n8g]

Instead of paying a social worker $50,000 , buy 5 tiny homes. It can be done.

[@AndreaYoungs]

Suggest it to Trump he actually listens.

[@goarmysleepinthemud.]

How about keep the social workers and tax the billionaires.

[@harryjvoughtiii9835]

Or MORE EFFICIENTLY BUILT APARTMENT BUILDINGS SIMILAR TO WHAT JAPAN & CHINA DOES ... BIG IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER ... ITS MORE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN BIGGER BUILDINGS🏢 and HOMES 🏡 ...

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

We used to have mental institutions. Drug rehabilitation programs that included temporary housing. Veterans Homes. Old age homes. Trailer parks. The Projects. Low income apartments. Section 8 housing. Low income subdivisions.

[@thashroko]

Don't forget housing the homeless in jail costs tax payers on average in America $39,197 a year per person.... Just incarcerating the homeless veterans alone would cost an additional 28 billion tax dollars annually.. and they only make up 13% of the homeless. it's going to cost tax payers $252,000,000,000.00 (yes thats 252 billion) annually to house the homeless in jail.

[@RoderickTolbert-f1b]

🇺🇸 President Donald J. Trump should help the US American Citizens to get back on their feet, by giving jobs to the American Citizens, bring housing, and rent to a reasonable price. help the American People First 🇺🇸

[@michellerahrig2320]

@@RoderickTolbert-f1b yeah just like last time!!!?!!

[@AlphaDN4]

Ya that’s what he’s gonna do🤣

[@poollife777]

He does not have control over people who rent homes and apartments. That is not the job of the president. That is the job of the people. Why can't people make friends and have one or two of them get together and rent a place?

[@tonyajohnson3450]

Rent is so high, it is hard for people to pay it!! Criminalizing them isn’t helping them. Stop letting the landlord increase rent. In New Jersey, a 1 bedroom is $2500

[@teresatafoya9211]

and stop letting car salesmen charge so much for cars! it's not fair that some people have to take a bus or walk!

[@lectrickitty6571]

Much of the high rent is because of high interest rates, ins, taxes, cost of repairs & upkeep. Landlords have to pass those costs to the renters. Nobody can rent for less than their expense to provide housing. Our whole economy is extremely messed up. Some of the problems are our GDP deficit, but the majority is government wastefulness.

[@Matthew_Loutner]

It is a free country. The landlord can increase the rent. If you do not like it, buy a house.

[@kellynorvell5714]

In the 5 boroughs of NYC.... rents for a new studio apartment are averaging $3,000 per month (yes, $3,000) and some of these so called studios in brand new buildings are located in VERY BAD neighborhoods 🤔🤷‍♀️. Can anyone imagine what rents will be like in another 10 or 15 years?

[@TLA123y6f]

@@kellynorvell5714 $3000 for a STUDIO? That's insane. This can't keep going. It just can't.

[@josedipadua8575]

Love ❤️ and empathy to homeless families and GodBless America 🇺🇸

[@natomblin]

Addressing the symptoms, not the cause; the economy.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Vote ALL Red 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇲 Elections have consequences.

[@natomblin]

@elizabethfrownfelter2531 Same shit tied up in either a blue or red ribbon. Neolibs cry cause they think they lost while neocons rejoice over what they think they won. Pathetic.

[@BabsKaz]

And weather disasters at an alarming rate.😢

[@motionsick]

Goverment regulation and inflation is the problem. Lower the price of housing people can house themselves. Absolutely no free anything.

[@ChocolateMilk1978]

You’re such a humanitarian 😂 🤡

[@lcue4263]

True but how will the rich get richer...poor things

[@D_Jilla]

Real estate companies are working together to artificially raise rent prices. There definitely needs to be more gov't regulation against these greedy practices that are contributing to the homelessness crisis.

[@user_abcxyzz]

What I said. Government has too much control over us. We need to form a militia

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

deregulation only works for the wealthy $$$

[@chironaimes]

I love how he is saying that prices like rent, tuition etc. have gotten astronomical, but then comes here and says, homeless have no rights and they will be segregated or arrested. WOW. braindead.

[@Clintsessentials]

Pretty much.

[@elizabethfrownfelter2531]

Harris and Biden Administration was absolutely criminal wasn't it. Time for solutions.

[@christinavance1128]

Drugs are against the law and if you are talking about Trump he said he wants them to get help to get off drugs the system that these governors have is not helping one bit California gives out free drug supplies etc how does that help so maybe you are brain dead because I’m sick of seeing it in the town I live in and than the mayor comes out and says we spend 6 BILLION a year for homeless really do the homeless pay for a sidewalk spot

[@christinavance1128]

Drugs are against the law and if you are talking about Trump he said he wants them to get help to get off drugs the system that these governors have is not helping one bit California gives out free drug supplies etc how does that help so maybe you are brain dead because I’m sick of seeing it in the town I live in and than the mayor comes out and says we spend 6 BILLION a year for homeless really do the homeless pay for a sidewalk spot

[@jay31415]

Yeah like hmmm, I wonder why they can't make ends meet?!?!?!

[@elbybrook9975]

I was living in southern Oregon and homeless. I had a job and couldn't afford rent. I had some heart problems and had to file for disability. When my disability was approved I took that money and bought an RV. I lived in southern Oregon for another year and finally figured out that there's no way to survive on disability there. I moved to Oklahoma and in the last 10 months I have bought a piece of property for $5,000. My last payment will be December and in January I will get a no money down no credit check shed/cabin. I'll have to build it out but it will be mine. The payments will be about $250 to $300 a month and I'll have it paid off in 3 years. Get the fuck off the West Coast and you can survive.

[@dianamccormick6020]

Rent is just to high n plus u have to have deposit to so how can we get off the street the rent is outrageous with deposit like wth

[@irmasotak3705]

No more poverty in USA!🙏🙏

[@dtyree3295]

Because of greed there will always be poverty in the USA

[@THORSLANDS]

Homeless is not a crime

[@keithinaz9769]

But ABSOLUTE SHAME does exist.

[@nathandunlap7921]

It's a crime in 2100 cities

[@jeannie5389]

Soon it will be...

[@JaMal-cq7nf]

You can tell when someone wants to improve life or take someone's life from them. When they talk about doing atrocities for the "betterment of society" you know they are soulless.

[@D_Jilla]

We need real long term solutions for the homelessness crisis not fear mongering. The homeless aren't vermin and people aren't stepping over needles every day everywhere they walk. The homeless try to stay out of the way most of the time, but regardless the issue is really bad in California. It's a multifactorial issue, but I think it's so bad because most people don't care. It's easy to see the homeless as "less than" But, the only way we can get people off the streets is if we actually care.

[@timwarcloud]

Come to Tampa,Florida and you might rethink that...

[@AleadaA]

California is filled with too many regulations and government graft - that is why people are leaving - get a bus ticket and leave already!

[@D_Jilla]

@@timwarcloud why

[@Nobodyp8git]

The strength of a nation , is it's treatment of the poor.

[@kellynorvell5714]

FACT 🏆💯🙏

[@JessieRubio-p3u]

Exactly well said, Trump should tax the rich snobs just like everyone else there the whole reason why the poors are still struggling worsening everyday🙎.

[@MightyMike565]

@@JessieRubio-p3u That won't happen.

[@ritaray930]

Who can afford the high rent unless your rich

[@noweternity3101]

No person should EVER be unable to have a home. A home is a fundamental right - for comfort, rest and safety. Even a bird has its nest. All around the world countries MUST provide a decent home for their own citizens.

[@stephenthomas1492]

No, it's most certainly NOT a right. You have NO right to demand a home. This is the REAL world and YOU have to EARN the things YOU want. No one is stopping you from building a nest of straws to sleep on. Anything else you want is on you. That kind of mindset is why we have so many entitled people walking around demanding society take care of them. We owe you NOTHING.

[@noweternity3101]

@ EVERYONE DESERVES TO HAVE A DECENT HOME FOR SHELTER - PLEASE DO NOT BE SO SELFISH. THE WHOLE WORLD BELONGS TO GOD - AND HE IS KIND !!! Now, I am not saying you have to house illegal immigrants but provide homes for your own citizens. A society is shown for their integrity in how they look after their vulnerable - the sick, the disabled, the elderly, the homeless, etc. The strong and healthy - work!

[@poollife777]

It is not a fundamental right.

[@poollife777]

​@@noweternity3101they need to provide their own homes or stay with their families. If their families do not welcome them it is because they have some kind of drug or mental problem. Don't you get it this country was built for two people to live in a home but everybody's so selfish they want to live on their own.

[@noweternity3101]

@ So, you think that people of meagre means and who maybe fleeing dreadful, physical/sexual abuse at home should be homeless, vulnerable, cold, miserable, have nothing and that is what they deserve. And the strong and able should trample the weak and poor. Be careful, I have heard of millionaires’ who have become homeless. Still, at least they know that they will get lots of compassion from you. 🙄

[@tinacuevas4343]

Politicians and government workers need to move pride and ego a side and unite in ending homelessness in streets and parks.

[@kmeccat]

What he's suggesting is common sense. NO ONE is better off sleeping in tents on cold cement in all types of weather, doing drugs, eating garbage or listening to voices. Get them OFF the streets and into places where they can be helped.

[@jay31415]

It's also not very critical thinking. Where are they going to go? Do you think "ban"ning homelessness makes them magically not homeless anymore?

[@pamelaamman217]

They need to get honest people to run this so the money spent goes towards the project

[@edwardj3070]

Anyonywho thinks Trump and the GOP congress are going to do anything about reducing the cost of living is truly a fool

[@johnsincek9636]

People live in their cars too, end war funding, help the poor

[@paulpetersen-iu1he]

@@johnsincek9636 the poor need to help themselves.

[@johnsincek9636]

@paulpetersen-iu1he you need help

[@dtyree3295]

Cars, with family and friends. There are literally Millions of homeless in America!

[@dtyree3295]

​@@paulpetersen-iu1heMarie Antoinette "Let Them Eat Cake!"

[@sherylrobinson8716]

HOUSING HOUSING HOUSING LOWER THE RENT LOWER THE RENT!!!!

[@JessieRubio-p3u]

Hopefully unless Donald Trump doesn't make things worse for us by terminate Uncle Sam's IRS department that will definitely affect social security retirement funds and Medi-Cal insurance. If he leaves everything alone the way it is right now then hopefully that will affect by lowering prices on everything🤷?

[@lindatullos9430]

@@JessieRubio-p3u Social security is a separate payout from income taxes. The IRS handles income taxes, not social security/Medicare. Those are paid as you work by you and your employer (unless it's a state job then social security may not be paid into, but Medicare still is as they have a separate retirement program IF you do the 20 years required).

[@LoriCurl]

I specifically remember comments he and other gop leaders like Rick Scott and Musk have made, even recently, that there would be cuts to Social security and Medicare, Food stamps too. That in itself will put myself and disabled son on the street, and worked my whole life to get here, raised my family here. I know we are short tons of houses and apts to house who is here already, as I have been involved in this issue, the number is pretty BIG , over 10k. Also, many men and women are out there due to income loss and DV, as well. I wonder, if they keep programs like social services and section 8 open, or gut those too? If so, a whole heck of a lot of people will be out there besides those out there already. I am afraid they will just try to place everyone in conditions like the Natzis did, othering all populations until only the rich have a place in society. And they already tild us they'd do that. Very sad.

[@Fishmas_Tree]

you got the clue. 👍🏼 It would be awesome if we humans could be more cooperative so that this wouldn't go down like this, but the shadow rulers know psychological manipulation so well.

[@garyjones3142]

You are a liberal loser. You voted for this!

[@VictoriaBrown-s6x]

Oregon is afraid the MONEY will stop. What will they do next to line their pockets.

[@Islandgirl2133]

I’m 64 yrs old. On social security, I could keep working but I’m homeless, living in my car. I don’t do drugs or drink, I’m a normal person. I just can’t get ahead enough to cover 1st months rent, deposits, app fees… I live in Portland, Trimet is hiring bus drivers, I’m qualified, but again, sigh I’m homeless.

[@thrifternothoarder7188]

They won't hire you because you are homeless??

[@pinkiesue849]

This country is falling apart

[@Matthew_Loutner]

Move to a cheaper state.

[@SinewRending]

​@@Matthew_Loutner*Hush.*

[@Matthew_Loutner]

@@SinewRending No.

[@Pinkielover]

Criminalizing homelessness is not a good idea. I've been living homeless for the past seven years... And I sleep Stealthy out of my vehicle. I live homeless by choice.. And yes, I go to work every day. I make plenty of money. I'll never make a landlord rich just lining my own pocket... Not all homeless are drug addicts or alcoholics which I never touch... But yeah this is america we're supposed to be free no.. But yes I agree you shouldn't camp anywhere you want.. But also you shouldn't harass me if I decide to sleep in my car. As long as I'm not making a mess. As long as I'm not camping in my vehicle. Meaning using the curb as a place to sit like. I see sometimes I don't like that either. As long as you're in n out of the area Making zero mess They shouldn't bother you.. And they really haven't for the past seven years...

[@jay31415]

Trump wants to criminalize as many people as possible, to create as much in-fighting as possible, to give himself an excuse to fudge the law to gain more power.

[@hippiebits2071]

If no one is noticing you, this shouldn’t impact you and if you are doing this by choice as you say, getting a place shouldn’t be a hardship if and when the time comes

[@lschrandt]

Just wait for some rich Karen to walk by one day while you’re sleeping. Karen will make that first call and you’ll be in the can with all of the other people Trump calls “degenerates, rapists, drug addicts”, and the like.

[@duchessstudioband7896]

Don't you love how he demonizes these people?

[@paulpetersen-iu1he]

@@duchessstudioband7896 he’s not demonizing them, but a certain point people have to have personal responsibility and these people have just been meandering through life. Of course, if you want to bring them into your home, I’m not stopping you, but I don’t think I should have to pay for it. I’ve worked two jobs my whole life to take care of my family and have a stable retirement independent of Social Security, which I probably won’t get because it’ll probably be abolished by then I’m hoping.

[@rubycooper5427]

That’s Wat They Voted for🤔

[@Fishmas_Tree]

EASY TARGETS! Everybody bullies us!

[@garyjones3142]

Yes, I love it, liberal loser,

[@TLA123y6f]

Straight out of Hitler playbook. You must demonize a group first before you persecute them.

[@lyndaehrich5809]

"Criminalizing homelessness?" What about all the things that happen...in Palm Bay, Florida awhile back, we saw a man, 100% naked, running down the street with a large machete. We go to the beach and find used syringes (imagine stepping on one). We used to have a law that promised a $500 fine for littering...now we have litter everywhere. A friend of mine opened her handbag to give some money to a homeless guy who said he was hungry...he grabbed her handbag and took off with it on his bicycle. I came home from an event at 9:30 pm and found a couple who took up residence on my steps. Evidently one of them had a cold (or worse), because there were piles of used tissues everywhere. Food wrappers, too. No, it's not a crime to be homeless...but it's a crime what all these dysfunctional people are doing to our homes.

[@josedipadua8575]

Lower the rent it’s pure greed!!! It’s will backfired against these developers People’s have human Rights to have housing and don’t need to bully around by these deplorable

[@teresatafoya9211]

rent is determined by what the market will bear, if something is rare, then it's more expensive. Maybe if there weren't so many illegals taking up the housing it would cost less. Also, why should I work to pay anything if someone who doesn't work can get it for free? they need a leg up, not a hand out.

[@CactusCowboy57]

You are clueless. LOwer the rent? When I as a landlord am faced with ever higher property taxes and insurance costs, rent must go up to cover those costs. Blame the government. In California, the NIMBY attitude prevails and it's damn near impossible to build affordable housing there.

[@mike_w-tw6jd]

pricing collusion = greedflation

[@justlearner2012]

There are countries with low homelessness. What are thry doing differnekty fro mthe US? That is what we need to look at if we really want to solve the problem

[@superodalisque]

Rapid rehousing. It's hard for people to concentrate on their mental health etc... when they have to struggle to keep warm dry and fed.

[@skysky9115]

Build homes !! Build homes !!! Amen Jesus !! Build ,build build !!!

[@del5629]

Beautiful projects for low income but the people are very irresponsible…they are so used to handouts. The government enables a lot of people…no accountability!

[@keithinaz9769]

Where is my free home,?????

[@stephenthomas1492]

They'd ruin them with in a few months. Seen it time and time again. These people are LOST. They have no desire to build themselves up and have been conditioned to rely on society to take care of them. We've been WAY too nice to these people. No different from feeding stray cats and soon have a dozen crying at your door.

[@sharonmashatt4869]

Perfect. Put them on land with services. No one is criminalizing homelessness. The homeless are criminalizing homelessness. They need restrictions. You can’t camp in front of a store doing business, steal fro stores and trash neighborhoods. People who have worked hard deserve their rights to a clean safe neighborhood. These people have no consideration for other people’s rights or properties and many are homelessness by choice. They can’t keep a job because they can’t follow rules that are required. Help those people getting evicted because of hard times, not people who want the street lifestyle. Yes, for many though it’s a tough life,they want freedom to live as they please. You can’t keep a job or live with others with that desire.

[@angrysaltycroutan3262]

So, you're going to lower rent on the West coast and raise minimum wage, right?

[@meggrotte4760]

Actually with tariffs coming in that would probably solve the problem of unaffordable housing. Plus he's going to cut income tax social security tax probably some other things too so people can actually keep more of their money. He's definitely getting overtime tax too

[@kimscioloro]

People won't be able to comply with the laws because there simply isn't enough housing, especially affordable housing. Let's say they do put someone in a tent city and they get treatment if they are addicted, that's all fine and good I guess BUT there's a very good chance that person will still never find a job that will pay enough so they can afford housing so the person will remain homeless.

[@themagickalmermaid]

Being Homeless should not be a crime. If they are all addicts then perhaps that could be a crime.

[@MatthewPhillips-lb6xu]

Addiction isn’t a crime. It’s a sickness.

[@lesayoungoton]

Whatever happened to wealthy people building orphanages and libraries and other things to help people? Now they want to build their 5th house in Montana or whatever. People have forgotten the joy of giving. Greed really is destroying us.

[@youtubetroll6620]

BAN MINIMUM WAGE!!!! PAY LIVEABLE WAGE!!!!! OR THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GROW, NO MATTER WHAT MANIPULATION BULLSHIT LAW YOU CREATE..

[@WhiteyMcPrivileged]

Hahaha you think that's the problem lol

[@tonyajohnson3450]

Yes, this is what needs to be done!! People are working several jobs and are still struggling!!!

[@WhiteyMcPrivileged]

@@tonyajohnson3450 Let's give fast food workers $20 an hour because it worked out so well for California, right??

[@ryanbeck7166]

Ban minimum wage so capitalists can people people less? How is that a solution?

[@michellerahrig2320]

@@youtubetroll6620 the only way that will ever change is If our senators and congressmen would be forced to live on their states min wage.

[@stevenmoore6977]

you give them money city and county don't even use the money for what it's meant for they have millions of dollars that they can't even account for it's amazing how it just disappears

[@lauramichele5512]

Exactly.

[@got2kittys]

If you can't camp, and you're homeless, just where do you go?

[@denaheffron7483]

Communal housing and tiny homes should be prioritized over rehab. Having fed clean housed people walk by as you suffer is enough to push anyone to drugs and alcohol.

[@poollife777]

Nope been there still didn't do drugs or alcohol.

[@marvinsannes9397]

I hire a guy occasionally, he's been camping in the same place for 10 yrs. Clean, orderly, joggers, neighbors, and cops know him. He's tolerated - between a very busy park and creek in Salem. He'll be there as long as he likes, keeps the rif-raf, drugs, and mess out of there, too.

[@andrewkosyjana7477]

There's a huge difference between ending homeless and suppressing it by force Trump wants to do the later

[@ronsontag6841]

please stop projecting

[@andrewkosyjana7477]

@ronsontag6841 wtf are you talking about, this isn't projecting Trump doesn't care or understand the real source or cause of real problems like homeless, he just cares about the optics of the situation and if no vagrants are on the streets he can claim he solved and get a "win" and attention which will feed and soothe his twisted ego .

[@AleadaA]

Trump will bring jobs back & stop open borders - this will bring money back to the USA & stop the drug cartels which are making big money off of crime & hurting people - educate yourself - too many lies and not enough common sense-

[@jay31415]

​@@ronsontag6841Non sequitur

[@ellie_vargr]

When I was going through homelessness in the winter of 2021, I had to take shelter in a covered walkway by the Ritz Carlton construction site to stay dry and keep myself from getting hypothermia until the shelter opened at 9pm. I'm lucky as hell that I was under age 25 at the time, because Outside In and New Avenues For Youth are frankly the only homeless services in this city worth a damn. If it weren't for them, I'd have been on the streets a whole lot longer. People need HELP, not a prison sentence that'll make it impossible for them to find work.

[@Fishmas_Tree]

💯 not a prison sentence for the rest of our lives, no matter what we do, how we really are, or where we go!

[@Matthew_Loutner]

It is not "a prison sentence." It is catch and release. And it only applies to people who refuse to go to a shelter.

[@Fishmas_Tree]

@@Matthew_Loutner You are TOTALLY CLUELESS. #1 NOBODY REFUSES. There has not been any shelter space for over 30 years. What part of that are you people not comprehending?? PLUS, it is absolutely the farthest thing from "catch and release". People are out there devastated from PERMANENT CATCH. EVERYONE is against the homeless. Even when we find a place, we are forever afterwards homeless. There's no way to clear your name & reclaim sovereignty. Not until PEOPLE decide to stop supporting the human trafficking rackets.

[@jaymemccall1665]

DJT will create jobs homeless people need to be working

[@robynjefferson4779]

No, he just lost heaps of jobs with the tariffs.

[@jaymemccall1665]

@robynjefferson4779 not come out of the hole your in

[@willied5976]

Ipray for thr homeless all over the world 🌎 🙏

[@IranianKiddo-b6z]

Prayers do nothing

[@cynicannkeel8899]

Could the basis of of much homelessness be chronic low wages, hopelessness of future prospects, the result of sending U.S. military members into unnecessary wars with the potential to severely damage their mental health, as well as the chronic lack of mental health resources for the general public? The underlying problems need to be address to be able to effectively and permanently remove homeless camps around the country. As a country, gov't, especially at the federal level, has increasingly ignored the needs and slashed funding for the most fragile among us.

[@Clintsessentials]

This absolutely!!! You know what's going on...

[@iMatti00]

🤦‍♂️ I’m tired of people not understanding that having billions go overseas is necessary to protect this country. Why has China went from helping the United States to actually hurting the United States over the last 50 years? That’s because presidents have basically treated China like a drug themselves, we get cheap goods and we feel good on the China drug, so we keep on using it until all sudden we’re attics and now they have the power. Same thing with Russia, they are willing to play the 20 or 30 or 40 year game by being strategic, when we live in cycles of four-year elections, sometimes even two-year elections. If we’re lucky eight years at a time. Other countries are looking I had decades and decades. So your view is kind of like having a homeowner decide they want to fortify their house so they are not investing in the local police department. Well you know, if all the sudden you can’t leave your house anymore to go get groceries and farm and milk and then your water is shut off a block away, your fortified house doesn’t help you anymore. During World War II the country was willing to completely shut down all the industries to support the war, women who never even imagined working outside the home were willing to get out and do dirty and tough jobs. The whole society changed in order to do what was necessary. Yet today society does down and complains about honestly a small amount of money. When I figured it out before the huge amount we said overseas was equivalent of $300 per adult for the next 10 years. Everybody would love to have $300 more, but you have to spend money sometimes. You have to spend money on dental appointments, you can’t just go 20 years without spending money on it. You have to spend money on things you don’t want to spend on. That’s how life is. People don’t want to use critical thinking, they just want to close their eyes and feel like they’re being listened to.d

[@garyjones3142]

Just lazy people on drugs!