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For $30 million he could pretty much end homelessness, surely? At least in a couple of cities.
by new_guy 7y ago
For $30 million he could pretty much end homelessness, surely? At least in a couple of cities.
- ohyea 7y agoI am not a homeless expert but I think a non-insignificant portion of homeless are not mentally stable enough to accept help and are suspicious of anyone that attempts to help them get off the streets.
- smn1234 7y agosee this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-housed-the-homeless-in-upscale-apartments-it-hasnt-gone-as-planned/2019/04/16/60c8ab9c-5648-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html?utm_term=.793161017302 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-housed-t...
- eigenspace 7y agoI think the last 50 years have shown that simply throwing money at homelessness won't make it go away. Most modern projects to reduce homelessness have either had unexpectedly underwhelming results or surprisingly large unintended consequences. I think that is about as clear a sign as we're going to get that our common sense notions about how to solve homelessness are insufficient, which means further scientific research is necessary.
- _Microft 7y agoThey had a different experience with throwing money at the problem in London. There it actually worked for their test group. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/free-money-might-be-the-best-way-to-end-poverty/2013/12/29/679c8344-5ec8-11e3-95c2-13623eb2b0e1_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/free-money-might-be-...
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- zhobbs 7y agoSan Francisco spends in the neighborhood of $300M per year on homelessness. Feels like research on how to better spend that money will do more than just throwing more money at the problem will.
- closeparen 7y agoFor $30 million he could build about 70 subsidized apartments in SF. https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/construction-costs-series https://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/construction-costs-series