LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month

Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by throwaway98797 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @11:17PM (#27298984)

Math does not add up.

1/3 would over time vastly out number the 2/3 group unless the two third group is growing exponentially.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by pseudalopex on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:35AM (#27299450)

You assume transiently homeless people become chronically homeless faster than chronically homeless people find homes or die.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by missedthecue on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:55AM (#27299552)

That seems like a reasonable assumption does it not?

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by dodobirdlord on Thursday May 27, 2021 @01:09AM (#27299610)

Percentage wise, few transiently homeless people become chronically homeless. Far more people each year cycle through a period of transient homelessness than the average number of transiently homeless people at any point in time.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by pseudalopex on Thursday May 27, 2021 @01:07AM (#27299600)

Assuming most homeless people are chronically homeless seems reasonable too. But it's wrong. Let's have more data and fewer assumptions.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by elliekelly on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:36AM (#27299456)

Unless the 1/3 group doesn’t have a terribly long life expectancy.

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Re:LA pays $2600 per homeless tent, per month by missedthecue on Thursday May 27, 2021 @12:54AM (#27299549)

I mean they might die at 60 instead of 80, but that could still mean 30 or 40 years on the street. A homeless camp isn't necessarily conducive to lengthy lifespans but it's not Stalingrad.

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