New City Plan Would Force Elderly Residents to Pay for Tiny House ‘Micro-Communities’ Despite Having Nowhere Else to Go
The Sacramento City Council is proposing that homeless elderly people be charged to live in temporary tiny house villages. Effectively, they intend to charge rent to people who are homeless because they cannot afford rent.
Because of their age, this specific demographic is an easy target for deceptive tactics. They are more vulnerable to health conditions, slip-and-falls, and mental disabilities that are driven by the natural process of passing time. This puts them in an elevated position for vulnerability and need, namely, the need to get off the streets.
Notedly, the move comes at a time when city leaders are also aggressively enforcing anti-camping policies that criminalize homeless people for engaging in life-sustaining activities. These laws disproportionately impact elderly populations.
Proposed Micro-Community Sites for Seniors Would Generate More Than Half a Million Dollars in Annual Revenue … for the City
The cost of living is skyrocketing in the US. Tragically, the poorer you are, and the older you are, the more it’s going to cost you. City planners are proudly presenting a plan to rake in more than half a million dollars in what they call “savings,” and you’ll never guess where they’ll get it from. The answer is elderly homeless people.…