Granderson: First step to solving homelessness: Attitude adjustment
LA TimesHow does a society hellbent on punishing those it perceives as undeserving embrace legislation that just gives the “undeserving” money? That is the natural follow-up question to the findings of a recent study that found giving homeless people $750 a month with no strings attached greatly improves their quality of life. Opinion Opinion: Homeless, when you just can’t afford the rent A majority of unhoused people in Los Angeles County live in cars, trucks or RVs. Opinion Opinion: Homeless, when you just can’t afford the rent Jermaine, Jason and John all landed on the streets when they were squeezed between high housing costs and low incomes. But ultimately it doesn’t really matter how well universal income is proven to uplift homeless people, because it’s tough to get the necessary buy-in for government spending if it’s viewed as a handout.
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