Example of how "compassionate" intentions by gov can become part of the problem and actually inhibit finding solutions to the problem they are trying to solve. Some quotes:
"If we want to break through the failed status quo on homelessness in places like Seattle—and in Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, too—we must first map the ideological battlefield, identify the flaws in our current policies, and rethink our assumptions."
and regarding the social services organizations:
"The deeper problem is that social policies have created a system of perverse incentives. The social-services organizations get paid more when the problem gets worse. When their policy ideas fail to deliver results, they repackage them, write a proposal using the latest buzzwords, and return for more funding. Homelessness might rise or fall, but the leaders of the homeless-industrial complex always get paid."
and the long term answer to homelessness;;
"The best way to prevent homelessness isn’t to build new apartment complexes or pass new tax levies but to rebuild the family, community, and social bonds that once held communities together.... It’s not a resource issue in this city, it’s a relational issue. The biggest problem is broken relationships."
https://www.city-journal.org/seattle-homelessness
"If we want to break through the failed status quo on homelessness in places like Seattle—and in Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, too—we must first map the ideological battlefield, identify the flaws in our current policies, and rethink our assumptions."
and regarding the social services organizations:
"The deeper problem is that social policies have created a system of perverse incentives. The social-services organizations get paid more when the problem gets worse. When their policy ideas fail to deliver results, they repackage them, write a proposal using the latest buzzwords, and return for more funding. Homelessness might rise or fall, but the leaders of the homeless-industrial complex always get paid."
and the long term answer to homelessness;;
"The best way to prevent homelessness isn’t to build new apartment complexes or pass new tax levies but to rebuild the family, community, and social bonds that once held communities together.... It’s not a resource issue in this city, it’s a relational issue. The biggest problem is broken relationships."
https://www.city-journal.org/seattle-homelessness
