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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Wow, some of you are callous and cold-hearted.
Have you no sympathy for people who are homeless in the most expensive city in Canada? Almost half of those who are homeless are working, they just can't afford shelter like the rest of Calgary's over-affluent oil monkies, who are part of the problem because they want to pay premium rates and inflate real estate costs. This is one of the big reasons housing is such a problem; people don't care how much they spend anymore - as long as they get a house. This leaves those less fortunate in the dust.
Drug addiction and rational choice is one thing; forced homelessness is another.
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It's ill-informed opinions like this that are part of the problem IMO. There is plenty of cheap housing in Calgary. In a two second Google search I found rooms for rent for $375 - in Brentwood no less! I imagine Dover, Forest Lawn, etc. would have even cheaper places. Absolutely anybody (with the exception of severe mental cases) could make that in a week in Calgary. Housing is expensive? Untrue. Add to that some of the highest wages in the country and people who are not lazy should have no problem covering their basic shelter needs.