“States and Cities create these conditions by driving out real jobs through excessive taxation ( of business , in particular ).”
I would say that the Federal Gov had a hand in this by enacting policies which had the effect of shipping millions of manufacturing job overseas and also that a great many of the homeless here are from out of the area, perhaps from places with policies you describe.
“There is no reason a farmer in Iowa should have to support the homeless in Olympia .”
I tend to agree with this … now … when unemployment hits 20 or 30% I dunno, It’ll be bad in Iowa then too.
PS Also true that many of the homeless would rather live in a tent than have a job. IMO