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I was listening to a podcast this morning about sweeping encampments of unhoused people and how it negatively affects those being swept and does absolutely nothing to solve the problem of homelessness. It's just the government being cruel and inhumane to people who are already vulnerable and suffering.
#sweeps #homelessness #unhoused
https://jacobin.com/2023/02/cities-homeless-people-public-housing-police-raids
jacobin.comCities Are Spending More to Brutalize Homeless People Than It Would Cost to House ThemFew scenes are as emblematic of the barbarism of American capitalism as the now-routine “sweeps” in which police round up homeless people and destroy their belongings. By some estimates, it would be cheaper to just provide them with housing.