Daily Show Investigates Where the Homeless Have Gone in Utah

>> Jon Welcome back I ░░░░░░░░ tell you one thing ░░░░░░░░ likes homelessness I m ░░░░░░░░ is controversial Least of ░░░░░░░░ the homeless What can ░░░░░░░░ do done Salt Lake ░░░░░░░░ Utah has a plan ░░░░░░░░ will blow your mind ░░░░░░░░ Daily Show s Hasan ░░░░░░░░ reports New ways are ░░░░░░░░ introduced because of banning ░░░░░░░░ of body odor Fining ░░░░░░░░ and arresting them for ░░░░░░░░ down Salt Lake City ░░░░░░░░ taken the next step ░░░░░░░░ removing the homeless from ░░░░░░░░ streets all together Have ░░░░░░░░ seen any homeless people ░░░░░░░░ Single person living in ░░░░░░░░ box No sorry Where ░░░░░░░░ hell did they put ░░░░░░░░ To find out I ░░░░░░░░ down with the director ░░░░░░░░ this initiative Lloyd Pendleton ░░░░░░░░ have reduced our homeless ░░░░░░░░ by 70 since 2005 ░░░░░░░░ you hide them underground ░░░░░░░░ did not hide them ░░░░░░░░ Did you convert from ░░░░░░░░ to gay We did ░░░░░░░░ convert them from Mormon ░░░░░░░░ gay or gay to ░░░░░░░░ How did they do ░░░░░░░░ this By giving homes ░░░░░░░░ homeless people You did ░░░░░░░░ Gave homes to the ░░░░░░░░ Yes it s simple ░░░░░░░░ give them housing You ░░░░░░░░ homelessness That s right ░░░░░░░░ of program called housing ░░░░░░░░ Salt Lake City is ░░░░░░░░ giving apartments to the ░░░░░░░░ You gave a homeless ░░░░░░░░ a home Okay you ░░░░░░░░ a home to the ░░░░░░░░ person that still makes ░░░░░░░░ homeless No Because when ░░░░░░░░ re homeless you do ░░░░░░░░ have a home That ░░░░░░░░ what the word means ░░░░░░░░ m going to be ░░░░░░░░ that makes more sense ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ may think but it ░░░░░░░░ up to us Sure ░░░░░░░░ homeless home homes sounds ░░░░░░░░ a good idea just ░░░░░░░░ feeding people and providing ░░░░░░░░ care sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ idea But everyone knows ░░░░░░░░ just can t afford ░░░░░░░░ 22 of Americans are ░░░░░░░░ receiving some kind of ░░░░░░░░ entitlement that is 67 ░░░░░░░░ people Truth is we ░░░░░░░░ t afford it What ░░░░░░░░ all of these handouts ░░░░░░░░ a good hard working ░░░░░░░░ of Utah Costs about ░░░░░░░░ 000 per person There ░░░░░░░░ go Compared with 20 ░░░░░░░░ a year on the ░░░░░░░░ Wait what We give ░░░░░░░░ is more effective and ░░░░░░░░ than the emergency system ░░░░░░░░ enhe see room visits ░░░░░░░░ runs and jail time ░░░░░░░░ feel like you re ░░░░░░░░ giving them a home ░░░░░░░░ Okay it makes financial ░░░░░░░░ But the fact is ░░░░░░░░ s going to make ░░░░░░░░ lazy They disincentivise to ░░░░░░░░ get off welfare I ░░░░░░░░ get food why would ░░░░░░░░ work Why would I ░░░░░░░░ when the government pays ░░░░░░░░ not to work Why ░░░░░░░░ What you guys are ░░░░░░░░ is incentivizing mooching We ░░░░░░░░ t see them as ░░░░░░░░ We see them as ░░░░░░░░ in great need of ░░░░░░░░ support to fulfill their ░░░░░░░░ It s almost aspen ░░░░░░░░ ton sees the poor ░░░░░░░░ homeless as actual people ░░░░░░░░ is getting complicated I ░░░░░░░░ to visit one of ░░░░░░░░ moochers and their mereatorium ░░░░░░░░ given me a job ░░░░░░░░ that job I can ░░░░░░░░ back to Chicago and ░░░░░░░░ with my son my ░░░░░░░░ my family Do you ░░░░░░░░ how this is a ░░░░░░░░ slope Doesn t it ░░░░░░░░ that you re totally ░░░░░░░░ now on four walls ░░░░░░░░ roof over your head ░░░░░░░░ re never going to ░░░░░░░░ to sleep on concrete ░░░░░░░░ again Why would I ░░░░░░░░ to sleep on concrete ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ it when I was ░░░░░░░░ there If you just ░░░░░░░░ people these apartments the ░░░░░░░░ thing you know he ░░░░░░░░ wants to be poor ░░░░░░░░ one wants to be ░░░░░░░░ Everybody needs a handsome ░░░░░░░░ This is getting a ░░░░░░░░ confusing If you re ░░░░░░░░ poor person you are ░░░░░░░░ to look like this ░░░░░░░░ this guy has a ░░░░░░░░ an apartment general self ░░░░░░░░ The image we have ░░░░░░░░ poor people are starving ░░░░░░░░ in squall or really ░░░░░░░░ not accurate Many have ░░░░░░░░ 99 of them have ░░░░░░░░ 81 have a microwave ░░░░░░░░ have air conditioning What ░░░░░░░░ re eating food that ░░░░░░░░ been chilled And then ░░░░░░░░ They re not supposed ░░░░░░░░ be like us They ░░░░░░░░ you a panini press ░░░░░░░░ think I bought that ░░░░░░░░ I m totally lost ░░░░░░░░ have given them a ░░░░░░░░ He s gotten his ░░░░░░░░ back together he s ░░░░░░░░ a productive member of ░░░░░░░░ And it s costing ░░░░░░░░ less What s the ░░░░░░░░ What is the catch ░░░░░░░░ has to be a ░░░░░░░░ Like the homeless time ░░░░░░░░ Don t have to ░░░░░░░░ a time share fee ░░░░░░░░ year very simple You ░░░░░░░░ If you see a ░░░░░░░░ L person don t ░░░░░░░░ bad Know that they ░░░░░░░░ get a second shot ░░░░░░░░ life all they have ░░░░░░░░ do is live in ░░░░░░░░ Applause Jon We ll ░░░░░░░░ right back.