• PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    90·
    8 days ago

    People who think “If they weren’t LAZY they would GET A JOB” don’t seem to understand that begging ain’t exactly relaxation central. There are unskilled desk jobs which are less arduous. There are unskilled advertising jobs which are less arduous. Most people beg for lack of other options (whether due to personal issues or local circumstances), not because it’s easy.

  • clonedhuman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    79·
    8 days ago

    Finland ended homelessness in Finland.

    It doesn’t exist there.

    It’s entirely possible to fix this problem. It’s possible to use our tax money to fix this problem.

    But there’s one small group of people in the way.

    • kungen@feddit.nu
      27·
      8 days ago

      Finland ended homelessness in Finland. It doesn’t exist there.

      There are over 3000 unhoused in Finland. Which is great progress, thanks to Housing First… but the fight isn’t over.

      • clonedhuman@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        7 days ago

        Damn–looks like the same terrible type of people are taking power in Finland as they are all over the world:

        “The current government has pursued an exceptionally aggressive policy of cutting welfare and unemployment benefits, housing support for low-income families, and exemptions for part-time work,” said Hukka. “Their aim has been to drive down budget deficits, and they have done so without the customary parliamentary evaluations—which usually involve taking into account the cumulative effects of policy changes. Added to this is the downturn in the national economy and the reduction of state-supported affordable housing.

        “It’s not a real surprise—a rise in homelessness is what happens when you cut housing benefits, tell low-income families to find cheaper housing, and offer no feasible supply of affordable rental properties. A huge shame, really, and totally preventable. Finland’s national debt is not out of control. Biting the bullet and accepting that investing in social housing and welfare benefits during a downturn – even if it requires increasing budget deficits – is, in my opinion, a reasonable alternative. Welfare reforms can wait for an economic upturn.

        “Sadly, national debt is being used as a smokescreen, and the current government parties have a long-standing antipathy toward the Nordic welfare state as a whole. So, any adjustments to the current policy package seem unlikely.”

        It’s the same scam everywhere, run by the same people:

        Finland’s … most right-wing government in recent history.

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
    35·
    8 days ago

    Hell, even extremely capitalist countries like Japan have low levels of homelessness. It’s astonishingly bad in the US in large part because of the sick mentality people have regarding the unfortunate.