Saw this absolutely disgusting screed today from the American Hotel Lobby Association (yeah, that's a thing). I have some friends in a network who gets these and others, and I wanted to share with folks here too.
This is a real thing that is happening. This is what giving corporations a voice looks like. This is what neoliberal democracy is; organizations grouping together to build lobbying groups that advocate strongly for keeping homeless on the streets (and other horrible things of course).
I dunno I get these sorts of things pretty often, I can certainly share more of these if people want. They make me sad and angry every time I see them. I like to show these to libs to remind them that this is what the democracy that they swear by looks like.
thank you AHLA for informing me that the city isn't even providing counseling and healthcare and therefore I need to tell them to go further than this proposition
That is the actual reason to oppose this measure. Because it’s less than the minimum needed to work. What real benefit is there to temporarily housing homeless people and then not providing them any other services?
The benefit is kids with a roof over their heads instead of living in a car. It's having a private bathroom so you don't have to take a shit in the street. It's somewhere secure to put your possessions while you look for work.
It's not enough, but it's something.