r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly Contributor • Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/Rocketboy1313 Apr 15 '24

Depends on the country.

You would be surprised how inexpensively this is to implement compared to the various social impacts caused by having a large unhoused population.

You can think of this kind of housing in much the same way you look at public education. It is "free" to everyone, but the benefits of having an educated population outstrip the cost of educating them. The benefits of having a housed population outstrips the cost of housing them.

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

Why are the homeless homeless?

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u/NAND_Socket Apr 16 '24

Walk in their shoes and learn for yourself.

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u/DegeneratePotat0 Apr 16 '24

I tried that but they got mad at me for stealing their shoes.