In your example... the homelessness leads to the PTSD (mental illness), so the homelessness is the root cause - for those particular cases.
The ''problem'' of homelessness has been in the limelight for two decades in this area.
They have no problem with ''discussing the possibilities''...
They simply want to only ''discuss the possibilities''.
There are zoning restrictions in the area. They do play a role... because their role was to increase housing values while attempting to lower tax expenditures.
But it is a bigger issue than just local. If one locality works on the condition, another locality can use it to benefit without the additional financial and social costs.
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