Walla Walla Dawg II wrote: ↑Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:11 pm
If California couldn't "fix" the homeless problem with the 100 billion they have poured into it, nobody can.
Money doesn't always fix a problem.
The problem with government, they believe money fixes everything.
Money does more "fixing" when you keep it in the hands of the people rather than letting "government" and central banks extort everyone through taxation and inflation.
Taking care of the less fortunate is one of the biggest tricks used by government to justify / rationalize it's existence. People think that without government the poor won't get the opportunities they deserve. Well, that's not how it works. The poor are definitely at a disadvantage. But, nothing will make the situation worse than relying on "government" to give everyone an "equal" opportunity. The best opportunity the underprivileged can receive is called the free market.
People seem to think that without taxation, people will horde their money and not give it to charity. Well, if that's really the natural tendency of humans, then how is creating "government" going to change that? The answer is that it doesn't, it makes the situation far worse. Charity should be done on the free market where consumers can research and evaluate the charities before choosing which one they want to fund.
Wouldn't it be nice if we all had our millions in tax money back on our pockets and we could throw $50k towards a charity we thought was really helping the homeless rather than rely on politicians to fix the problem? Politicians don't fix anything. Ever.