re: How would you solve the homeless problem in our cities?

its a mental health issue. Even those that use/abuse drugs/alcohol are self medicating.

There are already plenty of beds for women and children that want to avail themselves.

Learn to live with it.

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its a mental health issue. Even those that use/abuse drugs/alcohol are self medicating.

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I actually believe this to be very true.

Send them to labs so scientist and doctors can try new medications on them before they get FDA approved

Ship them off to Iran.

Let the terrorists put up with 'em.

I work in Hollywood and we have a horrible homeless problem. To make matters worse, we don't have the older middle aged disabled vets that are relatively mild mannered panhandlers. Instead, its a bunch of young psychotic drug addicts that do crazy shite on the sidewalks and terrorize local businesses.

I am 100% in favor of euthinization of these people.

Soylent Green.

We have enough "ghost towns" in our country that we could fence in. Drop in enough tools & supplies to allow them enough access to eat & sleep indoors. Pipe in fresh water. No stimulants. No phones. No internet. No tv. Enough electricity for heat/ac/lighting.

Round them all up & lock them in. They can either die from withdrawals or improve their station in life. Then, they just take care of their own until death. Rinse & repeat.

With the government money we spend now on locking them up, funding shelters, & more-we'd likely see far better results for the money.

On top of that, we'd create jobs for the security of the fence lines.

Why not open up rehabilitation centers for the homeless? Have group like sleeping situations and have people set up jobs for them. Maybe some employeers from that city can set them up with training and pay for some basic jobs to help give them some experience. They can do jobs like the prisoners do, pick up trash and other things to keep the state clean and shiny.

Then you could also supplement this with other things to help the homeless out of these shelters once they have a job. Like low income housing, food stamps, etc since these people will probably be working for minimum wage, which really is a living wage. I don't know how prevalent this is in the city, but some jobs on farms will provide you with a place to stay, and pay for your work.

So again the best way to help the homeless is to get them back on their feet so they won't be homeless. I would think after hitting rock bottom and living on the streets, these people would be willing to go to work if they could be guaranteed a place to sleep and some food.

Death penalty for public urination except at Mardi Gras.