re: Why are guns a right in the Constitution but not affordable housing?

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There places with no guns. Not banned but prevented. Look at Australian buy back program

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They were locking people up for being outside during COVID. You want that too?

It’s also illegal to have a knife in Australia..it’s illegal to play any games in public that offend other people.it’s illegal for minors to buy cigars but fine for them to smoke it... in the province of Victoria, you have to hire an electrician to change a light bulb….it’s illegal to dress up as Batman or robin… hell! It’s illegal to touch electrified wires.

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Im just worried about the future homeless that shoot up schools :(

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What?

Can we first establish the causal relationship before you start worrying?

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I'd like to see the correlation between the decline of mental institutions and rise of homeless people.

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There was an interesting political phenomenon - admittedly, many mental hospitals in the U.S. were in bad shape by the late 1970s and the worst of them closed with no national excess capacity to absorb them. These folks created a new and alarming to average folks crisis. It was daily news in the 1980s (with the MSM putting the blame on Reagan). By the 1990s, the problem was relatively stable, but likely due to political leanings of the MSM, these stories disappeared almost overnight with the election of Clinton.

The worst of the problems (schizophrenia, psychosis, etc.) have been mitigated, to a degree, by more effective treatment. But, as we continue to ease up on drug abuse (particularly hard drugs), there is an entirely new class of "voluntary" homelessness. And 225 thinks we should fix this by going full communism.

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There are debates surrounding if guns or abortion should be rights but no one is rallying to end homelessness constitutionally. Why is that? Don’t give me shite like the government doesn’t care, citizens can make the government care. Don’t give me administration vs. administration, the housing crisis includes everyone.

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because doing so would require the theft of labor or taxes from others to make it happen.

you are against slavery and theft right?



but let me ask you a question....in 2nd grade were you not told yo do good in school? what about 5th...were you not reminded?

in HS when you were going to skip days and others were talking chem, physics and calculus test....those parties were fun right? those week nights were you went out partying with friends while other stayed home and studied....that was fun right????

well you are now see the consequences to those decisions you made starting all the way back in elementary through hs. you made fun of the kids paying attention calling them nerds to make yourself fell better.....well those students made decisions to better themselves and to embrace delayed gratification...you made the decision to enjoy life in the moment and to YOLO as the kids like to say.....well enjoy those decisions and embrace being poor. nobodies fault but your own.

Lot of homeless want to be homeless. Don't look down on them.


There are a lot of programs available to help the homeless who don't want to be homeless. If I'm ever homeless one day, I'll take advantage of some of those programs in my city.

Government(fed and state) can do a lot more things, but they are bogged down with inefficiency.

Take Medicaid and Medicare for example, a lot of scammers have exploited that shite over the years and have stolen money. 6 months after my uncle died, we received a receipt telling us that some small medical supply shop successfully bought an electric wheelchair for him for $8k through either Medicare or Medicaid (I forget which). We reported that shop, but before law enforcement could do anything, that shop packed up and the owners ran away. I imagine there're motherfrickers like that in every town and city. Stealing taxpayer money through fraud. If the fraud was taken care of, they could probably expand both Medicaid and Medicare to encompass a larger percentage of the population who need help, and it would probably be cheaper than what they are having to deal with now, with the countless fraud shops.

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You have clearly think i have higher expectations for you when i dont. Shut up

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One more reason you're an idiot: you have no idea what your expectations should be. Sure, here you say "shut up", but in the real world it's "yes sir, no sir, I'm so sorry sir, yes sir I'll get the manager."

Excuse me, youre off topic. ;)

You argue that homelessness is because housing is unaffordable. Are you trying to solve homelessness or subsidize rent to lower income?

We have answered your initial question. The constitution is a document limiting govts infringement or power over certain things in life.
-Free speech: govt can't infringe on the free press, but it doesn't have to buy the presses
-Gun ownership: govt can't infringe on our right to own weapons. It doesn't have to buy our guns.

The constituion allows us to pursue a life we see fit through wages, labor, and we can pursue ownership of property (life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness) without the govt infringing on our ability to do so. It doesn't have to provide us with the finances or homes. That is not the govts job.
You look at the constitution all wrong. It limits govt powers. It doesn't grant us rights

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What’s your proposal to constitutionally address housing? Don’t just whine. Put something out there

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He's probably asking his boyfriend's advice on how to respond.