Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested utilizing federal housing vouchers as a means to address homelessness, emphasizing its significance as being “more crucial than allocating funds for wars.”
In a video released on Monday, Kennedy filmed himself standing in front of a homeless encampment located south of Market Street in San Francisco.
“This particular area is the Mission District, just south of Market Street, and it is one among many street corners in San Francisco that has become home to the homeless population. Plastic shanties, tents, and individuals sleeping outdoors have occupied these spaces,” Kennedy stated in front of a tent.
“Mental illness and drug addiction contribute to the problem, but they do not represent the entirety of it,” Kennedy elaborated. “In fact, we have the ability to address homelessness effectively in our country. Take West Virginia, for instance, where addiction rates are high, yet homelessness is not a significant issue there.”
Kennedy emphasized that homelessness possesses its own complex factors, stating, “There is an ideology behind it. Moreover, only one in four impoverished individuals in this country receive housing vouchers.”
The Democratic presidential candidate asserted that the United States has the capacity to tackle homelessness at the federal level by providing homeless individuals with Section 8 vouchers.
“We should prioritize this solution,” Kennedy emphasized. “It holds greater importance than allocating funds for wars or overseas ventures.”
