If I were homeless... the last place I'd want to be is in a U.S. Government "tent city". I'd rather sleep out in a local park or in a cardboard box in an alley.
The instant you choose to live in a "tent city"... you agree to follow their rules. Everything you do is by their rules. You eat at certain times, you can wash at certain times, you can exercise when it's your time... but it's all under government control. Access to alcohol (or drugs) would be non-existent.
Also, living in a city means you are close to work (or odd jobs that pay some cash). Tent cities would be typically built in areas far from any potential work. Living in a city means you are always surrounded by entertainment. A tent city would surround you with depression.
If you suddenly built 1,000 tent cities, enough for every homeless person in America... you could expect about 10% occupancy. The rest would choose to stay away.
The commies are housing illegals in hotels, but not vets?
Perhaps a better solution than a "tent" city would be to simply provide the means for shelter for homeless vets: if not cash then the shelter itself. Let them choose where it should be placed.
If I were homeless... the last place I'd want to be is in a U.S. Government "tent city". I'd rather sleep out in a local park or in a cardboard box in an alley.
The instant you choose to live in a "tent city"... you agree to follow their rules. Everything you do is by their rules. You eat at certain times, you can wash at certain times, you can exercise when it's your time... but it's all under government control. Access to alcohol (or drugs) would be non-existent.
Also, living in a city means you are close to work (or odd jobs that pay some cash). Tent cities would be typically built in areas far from any potential work. Living in a city means you are always surrounded by entertainment. A tent city would surround you with depression.
If you suddenly built 1,000 tent cities, enough for every homeless person in America... you could expect about 10% occupancy. The rest would choose to stay away.
The commies are housing illegals in hotels, but not vets?
Perhaps a better solution than a "tent" city would be to simply provide the means for shelter for homeless vets: if not cash then the shelter itself. Let them choose where it should be placed.