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They keep forgetting that in the whole point of capitalism is to be the ones with money. You could theoretically have a “free market” in a system where the whole point is to take care of people but that ain’t this one. It would also still suck because a totally unregulated economy is a recipe for disaster but that’s beside the point.
In a system literally called capital-ism people are beneath money and the homeless are more akin to pests as far as the money is concerned. I know real people who think like the people in the image and I’ll never fully understand why they believe that will ever work.
Because usually they're safely tucked away all nice and warm in their houses or apartments, not actually caring beyond the vague notion of "oh nooooo bad things are happening to them oh nooooo..... Anyway as I was saying..."
It's like telling black person "you'll have equality someday, no need to get pushy or inconvenience anyone" in the US in 1865.
Its easy to say something like that when you already enjoy the "comforts" that they don't have.
The issue I have is that many of them can see how they’re being hurt, over and over again, but still refuse to try anything else. They’re so committed to an idea that has never worked or shown to even begin to work.