Hmm... I'm not sure where two people on an island discovering two houses and no one else inhabiting the houses, would compare to the government buying up houses and handing them out to the homeless. I never said anything about "forcing" people to be homeless.
I think homeless people are homeless for many reasons too diverse to stereotype. Maybe they don't have the resources to obtain a home, or they choose not to live in a more affordable part of the country, or they have issues with being able to hold down a job, or they have jobs but cannot afford a place to stay, or they could stay with a roommate but no one wants to be their roommate, etc. But I don't think the government "forces" people into homelessness and I wouldn't force someone into it. If someone takes a spare house of mine (I wish I had a house, let a lone a spare house), and I kick them out, I'm just returning them from the intrusion state they were in, back into the homeless state they were in.
Personally I think the government shouldn't be in the business of rescuing businesses. But if we as a nation have to go into debt, it shouldn't be to hand money to banks. Even something as ridiculous and unfair as giving away homes to the homeless (while everyone else rents and pays mortgages or puts up with crappy living environments) sounds less ridiculous and unfair than giving money to banks.
Considering a typical mortgage payment of $1,200 per month for 360 months costs far, far, more than 15 hours per week for 5 to 7 years... a lot of people would just skip out on their mortgage, file bankruptcy, and go for a government home instead. But beyond that, I do think some legally binding 30-years-long arrangement, especially one that is fair (no people paying doctors for disability waivers, etc. nor "easy" labor) might work. But I doubt it.
I think homeless people are homeless for many reasons too diverse to stereotype. Maybe they don't have the resources to obtain a home, or they choose not to live in a more affordable part of the country, or they have issues with being able to hold down a job, or they have jobs but cannot afford a place to stay, or they could stay with a roommate but no one wants to be their roommate, etc. But I don't think the government "forces" people into homelessness and I wouldn't force someone into it. If someone takes a spare house of mine (I wish I had a house, let a lone a spare house), and I kick them out, I'm just returning them from the intrusion state they were in, back into the homeless state they were in.
Personally I think the government shouldn't be in the business of rescuing businesses. But if we as a nation have to go into debt, it shouldn't be to hand money to banks. Even something as ridiculous and unfair as giving away homes to the homeless (while everyone else rents and pays mortgages or puts up with crappy living environments) sounds less ridiculous and unfair than giving money to banks.
Considering a typical mortgage payment of $1,200 per month for 360 months costs far, far, more than 15 hours per week for 5 to 7 years... a lot of people would just skip out on their mortgage, file bankruptcy, and go for a government home instead. But beyond that, I do think some legally binding 30-years-long arrangement, especially one that is fair (no people paying doctors for disability waivers, etc. nor "easy" labor) might work. But I doubt it.
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