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driverdan
11y ago
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The city of SF spends about $26,000/yr per homeless person ($167mm / 6,355 people).[1] It is not a money problem.
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http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/S-F-spendi...
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acchow
11y ago
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From the article you linked "That's about $34 a day per homeless person"
$34*365 = $12,410.
driverdan
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11y ago
That's only what they spend on housing, not total expenditures.
jes5199
11y ago
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We could rent them all apartments for that much
spydum
11y ago
That they could starve in comfort..
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