One of the folks opposed to putting a homeless shelter in the Loretto Home told the Board of Aldermen on Monday that they should instead address the "root causes" of homelessness.

She rattled off a list of those causes, including mental illness, drug addiction, and "generational entitlement." It seemed fairly intuitive to call the factors she mentioned the causes of homelessness, but the day before the meeting I had just finished reading a convincing-sounding argument that they really are not.

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