The reality is that like basically every issue that involves a moral aspect, public policy isn't actually aimed at fixing the problem but doing just enough to make the person who's politically aligned with the "compassionate" solution feel like they're doing their part and voting their conscience without significantly disrupting their own lives. It's no different than environmental policies in that regard. If a city councillor actually ran on doing things that would make a material and permanent difference they'd get absolutely wrecked, and that'll be true until the problem is a lot more front and center than just making people uncomfortable.
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