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Such total Bullshit. Housing the homeless would actually save taxpayer's money!

When we house the homeless:
1. Emergency room visits plummet
2. Police interventions decrease dramatically
3. Communities become safer and cleaner

We're already paying for homelessness through increased healthcare costs and policing. Those services are extraordinarily expensive. Housing the homeless often turns out to be cheaper than leaving them on the streets.

Leaving someone homeless costs taxpayers about $35,000 a year in emergency services. Housing them? Only around $13,000. That's $22,000 saved per person, every year. It's not just humane—it's smart money management. We're already paying for homelessness, just in the most expensive way possible.

Wouldn't you rather see your tax dollars go towards solving the problem instead of endlessly managing it?


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