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How Finland Virtually Ended Homelessness—and We Can Too (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 2 years ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You said it. And I would add critical thinking to the requirements. Even if they don't feel a responsibility towards any other people generally, 'effective and cheaper' should sway anyone who doesn't just want someone to marginalize, exploit, or otherwise look down on.

[–] admin@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't understand what is preventing major cities in the US from implementing these strategies. They must know about this. It's been in the news cycle for years!

[–] anji@lemmy.anji.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it requires a society with a sense of decency and solidarity.

I have become, sadly, a pessimist.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Society never had this I believe.

[–] anji@lemmy.anji.nl 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think even the US had its moments. Social Security, the "Great Society" programs, ACA (to an extent). But attitudes towards a more humane, equal and inclusive society seem to have drastically hardened on the right.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, these "moments" have been everywhere, at least in Europe and North America in the last 80 years. I argue that economic growth wouldn't have been possible after the Second World War without a proper social policy that includes, but obviously goes far beyond housing.

Recently I stumbled upon a very good article which describes the changes in the UK, but I argue that the principles apply to all Western countries.

Successive governments [in the UK] have chosen to mar the childhoods of millions by selling off social homes and failing to replace them. 2 million social homes have disappeared since I [the author] was born into one, with no hint of this government wanting to build them back at the scale needed, or to fund councils and housing associations to keep those left in good repair.