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Now imagine giving homeless people a home. Do you think it might actually be cheaper than jailing them for various crimes later? Utah has done just that and pr
by EGreg 5y ago
Now imagine giving homeless people a home. Do you think it might actually be cheaper than jailing them for various crimes later?
Utah has done just that and proven it can be, indeed:
https://www.cc.com/video/lntv3q/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-the-homeless-homed https://www.cc.com/video/lntv3q/the-daily-show-with-jon-stew...
- rubyist5eva 5y agoCan I have a house to prevent me from committing crimes later too?
- thesagan 5y agoDoesn't have to be a house. Could be a small room. Like the old Odd Fellows society that used to offer housing to folks.
- hkt 5y agoThere are perfectly reasonable arguments for enshrining the right to decent housing in law, such that everyone would be entitled to it.
- burkaman 5y agoYes, if you're really homeless, I would like to help you find a home.
- EGreg 5y agoIf you are not homeless then you won’t be facing all that danger from attackers, go to the emergency room or be busted and jailed for some NIMBY laws to get the homeless out.
- rightbyte 5y agoLike a mental institution? Those have gone out of fashion since they were meanie with no alternative to offer for the ill. I don't buy that providing housing would solve the homeless crisis.
- EGreg 5y agoPerhaps you should watch the video I linked
- SamBam 5y agoIt's seems like a no-brainer that, on average, housing a homeless person would save more than a year in prison.
- Finnucane 5y agoBut then how would they get the punishment?