Can the government not arrange a service to collect left-over food from restaurants each night, keep it fresh and serve it next day to the homeless?

Food banks are not enough

eradicating poverty is easily doable but won’t be done. So, how about simple, practical solutions?

Supermarkets discard tons of food every week. Clothes store burn out of date clothes! SERIOUSLY???!!!! There are hundreds of empty government buildings around the country. BUT hey! we want to be horrible as deterrent! We’re worried that if we help, more people will seek help…

I am not a socialist and I understand that individuals should avoid drugs and other issues that contribute to becoming homeless. I also understand that the government cannot be expected to fix every problem, BUT seriously!!! Just look at our defence budgets, cost of wars etc. All taxpayer funded. Yes, we need defence budgets as there are enemies out there, BUT we have more than enough resources to create new industries, more jobs, train people up, get the minimum wage up etc.

There is absolutely no reason for us to have the present levels of poverty in developed countries. As for homelessness, shame on all of us!