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minus-squareOlgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days ago Ending homelessness requires a granular, personal approach. And that shit is EXPENSIVE. But generally less expensive than letting the problem fester. Police, medics, sanitation, and so on is expensive as hell.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoPeople are notoriously bad at comparing a single large dollar amount with a large number of smaller dollar amounts.
minus-squaredoingthestuff@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoSimply putting the subset of homeless who can’t live in society into a house or apartment will not substantially reduce the need for police, medics or sanitation.
minus-squareOlgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoYes, which is why I quoted this text instead of “just house everyone” Ending homelessness requires a granular, personal approach. And that shit is EXPENSIVE.
But generally less expensive than letting the problem fester. Police, medics, sanitation, and so on is expensive as hell.
People are notoriously bad at comparing a single large dollar amount with a large number of smaller dollar amounts.
Simply putting the subset of homeless who can’t live in society into a house or apartment will not substantially reduce the need for police, medics or sanitation.
Yes, which is why I quoted this text instead of “just house everyone”