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Lawrence Martin's avatar

Sorry posted before finishing. But the rehab that sobered him up was the one that he initiated. The court ordered rehab were worthless. He wasn't straight for more than a week. That's just his story. Others may have different results. My point being there doesn't seem to be a surefire path to being productive and whole coming out of addiction. But if services weren't available I don't think my son would've made it. It was beyond what two loving middle class parents could provide financially and emotionally. This Taj Mahal of a new center seems excessive. I'm more in line with what the Salvation Army or Catholic Services provides. Just the basics. A lot of these people ( I suspect over half) will never make it to sobriety or self suffiency. I don't have the answers. Just the story. Many of the homeless are mentally ill and belong in a State Institution. But our political leaders abandoned that approach many decades ago. I suspect its cheaper to fund Western State Hospital than the billions we've shelled out over the failed experiment of toleration and decriminalization. So I have no solid conclusions. But common sense with fiscal sense needs to prevail. Exactly what that looks like I am unsure. But I don't believe we are anywhere close.

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Lawrence

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Kathy's avatar

"...you basically can stay in that housing until such a time as your income exceeds the requirements”

Community room, covered parking, smoking shelter, rooftop terrace, large windows, solar panels, dog wash, dishwasher, air conditioning, water or mountain views. Why would they better themselves and increase their income when they can live like this forever, no questions asked?

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