(09-21-2020, 09:16 PM)robkelk Wrote: I happen to think that this particular example goes too far to the left. Not in providing homes to the homeless - multiple real-life case studies from both North America and Europe show that doing this gets people out of the recidivism cycle and the hospital emergency rooms, which saves tax money in the in the long run, and thus is not really left-wing at all... as long as the formerly-homeless actually find work (but they're more likely to find work once they can put home addresses on their resumes) and start paying rent on those apartments. What I'm not wild about is the giving drugs to addicts; I'd much rather see programs to help addicts break their addictions (and that's where my charitable donations go).
What makes you think Denmark's program isn't an attempt at helping addicts break their addictions?
It gets addicts in contact with people who want to help them, and they don't have to look for somebody willing to assist them after they've realized they both want and need the help. It just goes about it in a very different way than you are used to, trying to create the support network before the attempt is made instead of trying to build it while also going through the attempt to break the addiction.
As for the homeless and unemployed; generally people are willing to work to at least some level, and it's still cheaper for society to support those who are not willing or able to support themselves because it greatly decreases the incentives for criminal activity. When you know that you have food on your table, a house to live in and a bed to lie in you are much less likely to get yourself into trouble to support your primary needs. Even if the quality of that all is lacking.