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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by spicyusername on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:29PM (#30457594)
> Spending $837,000 to build a single studio to house a single homeless person seems insane

I don't think it was known, in advance, that this would be the resulting cost, assuming that figure is accurate. I don't think any rational person would put forward such a program and that $837,000 to build a single studio house seems insane to everyone, not just non-Californians.

I think the point OP is trying to make is that the skyrocketing cost is partly caused by a certain class of privileged Californian's continuing to fight the effort to build more housing.

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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by wolverine876 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:41PM (#30457742)
> $837,000

That's not what is happening. Per the article:

14% of the units build exceeded $700,000 each, and one project in pre-development is estimated to cost almost $837,000 per unit.

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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by dahfizz on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:10PM (#30458870)
This is a meaningless nitpick. Spending "over $700,000" to house an individual is just as insane as spending "up to $837,000". Its embarrassing and ridiculous either way.
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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by wolverine876 on Friday February 25, 2022 @01:25AM (#30464236)
It's not meaningless. 86% cost less than 700K.
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