" There was room in this house or thirteen families " , said the Russian communist peasant woman. " Yes, said , Yuri , " this is more just ! " .

There are some 40 prominent individuals on the board of " Crossroads " . While trying to deal with the homeless crisis in Rhode Island NOT ONE OF THEM can think outside the box of capitalist-landlord , PRIVATE PROPERTY rights. This is the unspoken obstacle that keeps homeless human beings living in tent cities or in horrendous shelters. I suspect only an AUTHORITARIAN government can really solve this problem. It must have the audacity to tell homeless people that they really have no RIGHT to be homeless and that there are decent homes for them . Call it benign fascism if not democratic socialism. In general, homelessness is also a public health hazard. Of course , it quickly ruins the mental and physical health of any homeless person. By the AUTHORITY of THE PEOPLE the government can seize especially UNUSED private property for the more USEFUL purpose of housing the homeless. I recall a scene in the movie " Doctor Zhivago ", a drama about the Russian Revolution . A peasant communist woman confronts the soon to be former owner of a Russian aristocrat's mansion : " There was room in this house for thirteen families ". " Yes " , thinks , Yuri looking on , " this is more just ! " .