Apologies for reposting, but I think it matters and should be highly visible: "In 2013 the Utah Housing and Community Development Division reported that the co

Apologies for reposting, but I think it matters and should be highly visible: "In 2013 the Utah Housing and Community Development Division reported that the cost of emergency room treatment and jail time averaged over $16,000 per year per homeless person, while the cost of providing a fully subsidized apartment was only $11,000."[0] Obviously, the numbers will change with the area. The cost of an apartment in the Bay Area or LA would be much greater, for example. But the book makes a good case that it'd cost society less overall to just take care of people than to ignore rampant homelessness. I'm inclined to believe it. Related, there's an eye-opening limited series podcast on homelessness called "According to Need" that I found very compelling.[1] The host lives in the Bay Area, so there was a lot focus [t]here. I strongly recommend checking it out to learn just how stacked the system can be against people trying to overcome homelessness. For example, did you crash on someone's couch in the last thirty days? Doesn't matter if you've got nowhere to crash tonight, you don't qualify for a bed. [0] The End of Policing, by Alex S. Vitale first edition pg 97 [1] https://99percentinvisible.org/need/ https://99percentinvisible.org/need/ Edited to format