That cash cow started long, long ago in Portland and Seattle.
When I questioned the inflated services backed by the politician's, I was asked:
"What do you have against the homeless" ?
'Admit nothing, deny everything, and make counteraccusations' is the best policy of dealing with leftists.
"Why are you weaponizing the homeless in order to prey upon the hardworking taxpayers of this country? You are using them for your own gains and making your constituents suffer".