LETTER: Trump and homeless policy

Mike Edens Las Vegas August 21, 2026 - 9:00 pm In a letter to the editor responding to Monday’s front‑page article, “Homeless funds look uncertainty”, Mike Edens Las Vegas argues that measuring success solely by whether individuals remain housed after receiving permanent, taxpayer‑subsidized apartments is insufficient and misleading. He contends that such an approach ignores whether people recover, engage in treatment, cease substance abuse, become employable, and move toward independence. Citing studies of Housing First, he acknowledges improvements in health outcomes and reductions in overdose deaths but points out the model’s fatal flaw: it demands nothing—no sobriety, no treatment, no progress, no movement toward independence. He quotes President Ronald Reagan, saying, “If you privation much of something, subsidize it.” Edens claims Housing