Many addicts don't want that stuff. Many have given up. Many have families and friends who have tried helping. People making poor choices. Others making poor excuses.
People confuse affordable housing with low income housing. Affordable housing, in cities and states with high median income levels have entry levels and caps, most would not believe.
Most crime associated with the homeless comes with not having an income. I knew a few homeless people who had jobs, but could not keep them because they would not reform enough. Same with housing.
Excellent points ... I'm glad I'm not the only one here who sees these things ...
Drug addiction is a crime ... society doesn't care what the addicts want ... rehab or prison ... much more difficult incarcerating the mental health cases ... there's no underlying crime we can pin to them ...
What do you mean by "entry levels and caps"? ... I built homes for a living ... beyond building codes, the industry is strictly market driven ... if people will pay $2 million for a lot, government has to let people pay $2 million a lot ... and if they want to put a $4 million dollar home there, I'll do it for $3.9 million, [wink wink] ...
By "low income housing", I assume you mean subsidized housing ... the poor themselves can't afford the housing, thus the help from taxpayers ...
I do disagree with you about the root cause of crime among the homeless ... I've been homeless, it was a zero-dollar lifestyle ... I clean the dumpster area behind the restaurant, the staff would save back a meal's worth of leftovers ... or help a farmer buck hay for a night's rest in his barn ... so within this we have expensive hard drugs? ... people don't steal and strip cars for used shoes ... they steal and strip cars for expensive drugs money ...
33 out of 100 people who are down-and-out are up-and-coming ... they just need a bit of help ...
66 out of 100 people who are down-and-out because of lifestyle choices ...
1 out of 100 will burn you down ...
Ask any slumlord ...