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You can visit a city like Helsinki: and yet, there's barely any homeless people around (of course, homeless people still exist) while comparing that to Los Angeles, it's a fucking joke. It's because they prioritize housing for everyone indifferent to their circumstances (even those addicted to drugs or with mental health issues are also sheltered) as they recognize that housing is a human right.

The housing is managed by the state, while Finns pay A TON in taxes at least it's heading to cover expenses for getting people off the streets. It's because the Finnish government is on board with putting them into housing while American government demonizes their existence as a whole not even considering them as human beings at all, like WTF is wrong with their mindset?

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The gdp per capita of the USA (US$84,534.0) is a lot higher than Finland (US$53,149.8) source: world bank. Finland chooses to prioritize the good of society. USA prioritizes the good of the individual (billionaire).

In the USA there’s that traditional puritanical work ethic means that illness, mental health, addiction, and unemployment are signs of laziness so the homeless shouldn’t be helped.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ah but you see the average wealth of people is $620,654 for the us and $179,986 for finland but that is not the whole story. You see the median is $124,041 for the us and $84,093 for finland. You see the problem don't you. The folks with money in the us didn't get it by housing the homeless or not having sex with children.

“Why are Finnish people happier than Americans? Must be sauna.”