> I think that would disproportionately hurt people who have a hard time managing money. Ohhh. Dammit. My apologies, I thoroughly misunderstood you and was arg

> I think that would disproportionately hurt people who have a hard time managing money. Ohhh. Dammit. My apologies, I thoroughly misunderstood you and was arguing from a faulty premise, and kept digging in because I'm doing 10 other things and wasn't giving this thread proper attention. That explains why I thought it was "odd" that you said that, because what I internalized wasn't what you meant. Thanks for sticking with it and explaining to me. Yes, we're on the same page. Some proposals for helping people who are temporarily homeless are to provide an address (public housing) and help them get a job long enough to be able to pay a down payment on an apartment. However, that's for people who aren't mentally impaired and just need a temporary leg up to get back into the system. Some benefits do need to be tangibles like you said: e.g. an apartment (public housing, vouchers) or food (meal kitchens, SNAP) and not money because just giving someone money who can't cook isn't going to suddenly teach them how to shop and cook, assuming they can even be taught. I don't know if there IS any solution today. I know long ago there were institutions but those were largely underfunded and abusive. However, there is public housing where I live that is for people with a certain degree if disability, but they have to be able to remember how to find their house and do simple things like bathe and eat. If they are beyond that, that's where society has a big hole right now. Do you know of any efforts in this space?