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In reply to the discussion: Trump orders crackdown on homeless encampments nationwide [View all]patphil
(8,167 posts)33. What treatment centers?
They no longer exist. The money to support them dried up decades ago, and Trump has essentially gutted all the agencies that could help bring them back.
We're talking about 10's of billions of dollars to re-create them, and billions more each year to maintain them.
As usual, Trump plays king, makes decrees, and expects someone else to do the work.
Well Donnie, in the immortal words of Dirty Harry, "that's not gonna happen".
It's all part of his growing dementia.
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Salt Lake City sent homeless people to AZ years ago. Outta sight outta mind, like Jesus wanted?
Attilatheblond
Jul 25
#35
Cruelty is the point. Btw where are they going to build the treatment and residential centers and ..
Botany
Jul 25
#3
Just a matter of time when some "the undesirables" aka brown people, the mentally ill, LGBT folks, ....
Botany
Jul 25
#15
The rich will never pay for big treatment centers for people who don't make them richer.
Irish_Dem
Jul 25
#32
The homeless problem set to explode as part of tRump's legacy following cuts to Medicaid, FEMA, etc.
Timeflyer
Jul 25
#11