jimmysacks

I agree. My point is to force these people into state hospitals and get them help.

Shame on the liberals for getting rid of these facilities.

I guess a third option is that they dont have the mental capacity?

I've lived on minimum wage for many years. It takes discipline to not buy booze, drugs, and electronics, and not have children that I know I can't afford.

I know many people that would be considered poor and they refuse to stop buying luxuries.

I would consider these poor life choices and the cause of a large percentage of poverty.

Do you have proof that not having a home causes mental Illness and not the reverse?

It might help for a short time, until inflation catches up and that $1000 wont go very far.

You didn't read my post.

We should be forcing the mentally Ill into treatment, not giving them a choice to stay on the streets.

Its allowed to continue because some are mentally Ill and refuse to get treated (and we can't force them into treatment) and some make poor life decisions like having multiple children with no means to support them (you have the freedom to do this).

You can't just give money to someone mentally Ill or will just squander the money and continue to make bad decisions. We will still have just as much poverty and homelessness.