Is anyone considering the possibility that we create (or at least attract) "homelessness" because we make it so easy? The easier it is to live on the street, the less incentive people have to find alternatives. Why blow money on rent or live with irritating relatives if you can camp for free on public property, have 20 choices for free food and never get hassled to be productive or responsible? What is Portland's per capita rate of "homelessness" compared to cities that don't allow public camping? Why don't I see people living on the streets of Prineville (for example)?