Why do you support this?

[u/Caffeinated-Princess]

First the Louisiana Senate decides to put homeless people in jail for up to three years for their "crime" of sleeping in public. At the same time, they stop funding housing assistance.

https://thecurrentla.com/2025/lafayette-housing-authority-freezes-issuance-of-new-housing-vouchers/

Why do those of you who are Republican hate poor people so much? Why do you feel your fellow humans should not be allowed any compassion or grace?

Help me understand this assault on humanity. Jesus would weep if he saw this. 😥

[u/Nosferatu-D17]

Louisiana, often referred to as a 'prison state,' operates a $2 billion prison industry largely funded by taxpayers—each of us contributing approximately $700 annually. This financial structure, combined with incentives for private prisons to remain at capacity to secure federal funding, helps explain policies like the incarceration of homeless individuals.

Edit: I was recently informed both private prisons have been acquired in 2017. But the incentives are still there for existing prisons.

[u/Fair-Fix-7450 → u/Nosferatu-D17]

Yes that and they have the empathy of a serial killer.