From 2020 – 2022 six US states introduced bills that would make sleeping on public property a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and a month in jail. In 2021 Texas became the first state to pass a statewide law which banned public homeless encampments statewide and pulled state grant funds from non-compliant cities. Proponents of these laws argue that that leaving tens of thousands of Americans—often with severe mental illness or substance use problems—on the streets for decades until they can all be provided with permanent, supportive housing is not a viable or humane model. Opponents argue that the laws do not provide housing solutions and simply encourage homeless people to relocate to other states.
43% Yes |
57% No |
28% Yes |
55% No |
15% Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine |
2% No, and make it a criminal offense |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8XPX7KY2yrs2Y
No, But create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
@8XQ33R92yrs2Y
No, but create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
@8XNRZB42yrs2Y
No, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine.
@8XS3GJV2yrs2Y
No, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
@8XTQXPJ2yrs2Y
No, but create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine.
@94Z37B42yrs2Y
No, but create better housing and shelters to prevent encampment on public property.
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@KindheartedE1ectoral4mos4MO
Lorena Plaza, a 49-unit development rising in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights in eastern Los Angeles, is taking longer to complete, a city official said, than practically any other residential building this size in the history of Los Angeles. The development has faced nearly every…
@Qu0rumOlivia5mos5MO
In advance of Xi’s visit, Newsom just held up a hand and rolled up SF’s seemingly permanent homeless encampments. He spent the political capital to do this, overriding all the Democrats paid by the city to feed drugs to addicts. Of course, Newsom could have done this at any time to the homeless industrial complex, but why now? Because their local business model is temporarily less important than his global power model: the question of how to hold onto power for his Party when his country is in decline.If Newsom pulls it off, we may soon see rapprochement between the farthest culturally left party in the world (the ultra-woke American Democrats) and the farthest culturally rightparty in the world (the ultra-nationalist Chinese Communists). That is, after the last few years of kicking and screaming, the declining Democrats may actually settle for a power-sharing agreement with the Communists to become their allies — and perhaps eventually their clients. At least, that’s certainly what Chinese state-run media seems to think of Newsom’s visit!
@PolentaLillian7mos7MO
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state will intervene in an ongoing federal court case that's barred San Francisco from cleaning up homeless encampments until more shelter beds are available, saying the judge has gone too far and is preventing the state from solving a critical problem.“I…
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