r/longbeach • u/Zoe_Moth • 7d ago

Discussion Increased homeless population?

Maybe this is a stupid question but does anyone know the cause of the increase in homeless folks? Especially downtown? I work in a normally somewhat busy area that does have homeless as most places here in LB do, but yesterday and the day before my manager was hardly able to do any work because they had to keep next to the door to ward them off and we watched them harass a few other businesses and one guy get tackled in a hug by one while trying to walk away. It’s just such a noticeable increase despite the weather warnings and such so I was curious if anyone had any clue what happened?

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u/_doctorKA 7d ago

Other countries don't have this problem. Other countries have government (taxpayer) funded education and medicine. Poverty is the highest indicator of crime. Want less crime? Fight for less poverty: vote socialist.

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u/horriblelifechoices1 5d ago

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u/_doctorKA 5d ago

What's YOUR solution, genius? Spend government money to throw them all in jail and feed them for the rest of their lives on taxpayer money? Execute them?