03-04-2020, 08:49 PM
(03-04-2020, 11:58 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(03-04-2020, 09:35 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: Of course the economy can be good when there are "so many" homeless.
1. "So many" is still a tiny number compared to the total population. The economy can be good without reaching impossible perfection for every person.
2. A significant proportion of the homeless choose to live that way over their available options to live in a home. Why should we deny them agency to make their own choices?
A quick google brought up 552,830 homeless one night in 2018. That is about 17 per 10,000 people. If one’s heart is small enough, and of course you happen not to be one of the half million, you can ignore them.
This is one of the differences between red and blue. Does making life better for more really hurt those who have no need? Is there a floor below which you should strive to provide protection? Some hearts are just harder than others.
Indeed a key difference between red and blue is that the progressives care about the 0.17%, but don't care about the 30% that are working and struggling to make ends meet and to get the best education for their kids. In contrast, conservatives understand that 30% represents more than 100x as many people as 0.17%, so they care more about the 30%.