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What is the US Republican position on homelessness?

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My position, as a died-in-the-wool conservative, is that homeless people should be given housing, food, and medical treatment (by force if necessary). To get it, they should also be forced to quit drugs or alcohol or whatever they are on. This welfare should come from family and from private charity. read more

My position, as a died-in-the-wool conservative, is that homeless people should be given housing, food, and medical treatment (by force if necessary). To get it, they should also be forced to quit drugs or alcohol or whatever they are on. read more

Source: 2004 Republican Party Platform, p. 75-76, Sep 1, 2004 Tax reform will enable more poor to own a home Reward work with tax reform that takes 6 million families off the tax rolls, cuts rate for those on the rolls, and doubles the child tax credit to $1,000. read more

In 2005, the Republican administration of Gov. Jon Huntsman introduced a “centrally led and locally developed” strategy to defeat long-term homelessness. Called Housing Works, the program began with 17 people who had lived on the streets at least once in the previous year. read more

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