&gt;It is not straightforward at all. Most homeless people suffer from a mental illness.<p>Unsurprisingly unemployment and homelessness and being told that it&#x27;s all your fault causes mental illness, especially when combined with attempts to self medicate with drugs or alcohol.<p>&gt;The notion that the owners of capital would want to have homeless people is absurd. The &quot;capitalists&quot; would like everyone to be working, as higher production means more profits for them.<p>More unemployed + homeless<p>=&gt; More afraid workers<p>=&gt; Workers who are willing to take a lower wage<p>=&gt; Higher profits<p>The notion that higher production automatically leads to higher profits is pretty comical.