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> Some problems though, like healthcare and homelessness don't get better if you spend more money on them. I very much doubt that on both counts! But even stil
by tehwebguy 5y ago
> Some problems though, like healthcare and homelessness don't get better if you spend more money on them.
I very much doubt that on both counts! But even still, I have a feeling that there is a very high cap for dollars spent directly helping homeless folks that reduce indirect spending 1:1 on other budget line items.
- prepend 5y agoI think the reasoning is that if you spend more money on healthcare you don’t necessarily get better outcomes, you’ll just spend more. Thus the US’ very high per person spend vs worse health outcomes. The issue isn’t that the US doesn’t spend enough, it’s that it spends on the wrong thing. Similarly with homelessness, spending $2600/month for temporary tents isn’t improved by adding funds. Doubling the money and providing twice as much tent space won’t help homelessness as much as longer term housing that would cost less. Or changing zoning to allow more housing that would definitely cost less. These are both important problems and need resources, but in some ways more funds are worse.