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Re:Rough sleeping has been almost eradicated in Helsinki by elabajaba on Monday February 04, 2019 @01:23AM (#19074361)
It's much cheaper to house the homeless than leave them on the streets.

https://shnny.org/research/the-cost-of-long-term-homelessnes...

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Re:Rough sleeping has been almost eradicated in Helsinki by thaumasiotes on Monday February 04, 2019 @01:37AM (#19074418)
Only under a bizarre set of assumptions. We could not give them free housing while also not giving them free medical care.

We could also measure cost by "this is what the hospital spent on the homeless" as opposed to "this is what the hospital would have billed had the homeless had any money". Your source doesn't specify how costs were measured.

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Re:Rough sleeping has been almost eradicated in Helsinki by chefkoch on Monday February 04, 2019 @06:49AM (#19075546)
>Only under a bizarre set of assumptions. We could not give them free housing while also not giving them free medical care.

Why not? It seems bizarre to non US citizens that you could even think about not giving some healthcare that you give free housing.

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