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Whatever the solution is, it needs to involve the actual individual being engaged in their recovery efforts. I'm all for helping someone who genuinely wants to get back on their feet. There's a huge % of the population that are just a string of bad luck events away from being in the exact same situation.

The others who just want a carefree life of zero responsibilities and the equivalent of a tax-free minimum wage job panhandling the highway intersections & offramps can move along. Parallel to this are other cities who take advantage of southern cities like Austin by giving their transients a free one-way bus ticket.

We as a city *cannot* solve all of the regions problems, nor should we have to bear that responsibility. Grown able-bodied, able-minded adults should not need babysitters.