Cracking down on homelessness

I’ve seen headlines about different levels of government starting to “crack down” on homelessness. I haven’t read the articles, but I assume that the crack down has to do with treating those experiencing homelessness as criminals. Can’t have homeless people hanging around you know. It might raise some uncomfortable questions. And then people might have to acknowledge that there is a problem. What a great way to solve homelessness. Not!

What contributes to an increase in homelessness? Lots of things. Too often we concern ourselves with direct reasons — what did this person do to…