Yet a study that involved giving homeless people money without strings attached showed that most spent it on things to improve their future, like buying a used car, paying off debt, pursuing education, starting a business and getting a home. There were no adverse outcomes for any of the participants.
But still our society will judge the homeless and make out they’re all feckless addicts who can’t be trusted with help.
I will never judge those living rough for drug or alcohol abuse. Being high or drunk can make an evening bearable that would otherwise be hellish.
And if you have thousands of dollars you can do stuff like make a payment on a used car or maybe pay the deposit on a rental home.
If you have 2 dollars you can get a beer. So obviously if all you get is the 2 dollars at a time, its rough to save up for the apartment payment and especially if you can’t guarantee reliable rent payment from then on and while you have to keep all your stuff on you and a limited ability to access banking… but you can get a beer.
But the people who are totally out on the streets do not constitute all homeless.