Would it be wrong if I voted no on a measure that would help the homeless in my town?

[Anonymous]

I live in a small town on the oregon coast. Over the past several years, the town has been overrun with homeless people and tweakers living in tents wherever they want, and it makes our town look like a dump. The also park their broke down vehicles on the side of the road were they sit for months. I'm kind of pissed about it. We are having a local election, and one of the measures would be letting the homeless stay, and we would set up outhouses for them. Voting "no" would essentially mean kicking them all out. I'd feel kind of bad because most of them probably have no place to go. Oh, and I live with my mom, and she says that if the measure passes then it will increase her property tax, and I'd feel bad for voting yes.

[Flatmanlewis]

No. It would not be wrong at all. I’ve worked with the homeless several times over my lifetime - in a welfare/public assistance office, a homeless shelter, and in a response team. I am fully of the belief that a solid 90% of the homeless now are simply accepting this way of life because they can. Here in California: We fund their food, medical care, substance abuse treatment, mental health care, cell-phones? stipends for food & clothing, and in my specific town even provide veterinary care, job training, pay for their IDs and will even buy them a bus ticket anywhere in the continental US to get home to family if they wish. I’m over society trying to bribe and coddle them into being a contributing member of society.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Yes, whenever you deny help to people who are at the lowest point in their life, that makes you a pos.

[Asker]

Voting no would mean not helping the homeless

[Astarlessnightsky]

"Would it be wrong if I voted no on a measure that would help the homeless in my town?"

You wrote voting no, on a measure that helps homeless people.

But either way my answer is clear, if you deny help to those who are at their lowest point and desperately need help you are a bad person.

[FuqUFggt]

There is no measure that can help the homeless. Only cruelty can help the homeless.

[gorydetails]

Kick them all out.