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100% this. It also effectively pays for itself through reduce utilization of other social services: medical, police, legal, food, etc. It is estimated that a
by freen 3y ago
100% this.
It also effectively pays for itself through reduce utilization of other social services: medical, police, legal, food, etc.
It is estimated that a “frequent flier”/ heavy utilization street homeless person can cost a city as much at $1m USD annually.
- tomcam 3y ago> It also effectively pays for itself through reduce utilization of other social services: medical, police, legal, food, etc. No study offers anywhere close to proof of that. First of all by definition of course it’s not paying for itself. These are massive tax expenditures at work. At best these amounts are reduced somewhat. Second, the studies rely on lots of assumptions all down the value chain that a responsible person wouldn’t normally make. The gaslighting by the government, NGOs, and charities feeding at the trough is staggering. I pay a shitload in taxes. Despite my libertarian leanings, I am not at all adverse about a lot of those taxes going to people who genuinely need it. But there is simply no transparency and no good faith presentation of budgets by any of these organizations.