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You fail to understand the economics of homelessness. There are two choices. Either...

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In Reply to: RE: If you understand history posted by E-Stat on September 07, 2024 at 13:09:48

Choice 1: Continue to spend astronomical amounts of money on policing the homeless, arresting them, dragging them into court, incarcerating them, and providing hospital services for them. The total cost of all that is approximately $35,000 per year according to the National Allience to end homelessness.
Choice 2: Supportive housing for the homeless costs approximately $13,000 per year, from the same source.
Now, which would you rather spend as a taxpayer? The $35,000 a year that keeps homeless people on the streets with all the attendant problems?
Or the $13,000 per year that keeps most of these homeless people housed and mostly out of trouble?
Gee! The $13,000 expense looks a lot better! Saves tax payers money!! And actually helps solve the homeless problem more permanently!
E-Stat, you just don't understand the economics of homelessness. The drain on emergency services for the homeless is simply bigger than the cost of housing these people.

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