Why the demonization of the poor and homless?

[Scott Taylor]

I'm certainly not defending how the US treats its lower or even middle classes, especially farmers, I'm just saying the answer is not copying China. Part of the impact of our funding of their rise to world power has been the pleasant side effect of lifting many millions out of poverty. But it also allowed their government to fully fund a military modernization and state surveillance system that makes them a threat to the region and their own people.

That's fair. I wouldn't recommend copying China on anything related to human rights, as they don't prioritize them like we do here in the states. But at the same time it really irks me that China has stuff to brag about on an issue where we just keep failing over and over again at fixing.

[Mister Mets]

Sometimes homeless people can be a nuisance that you have to call the cops when they don't stop being a nuisance.

It's unfortunate but true. There are several problems here, and while we should try to help the homeless, it's not a good idea to allow them to be public nuisances.