California spent $17B on homelessness – it’s not working
There is an episode of the &quot;you&#x27;re wrong about&quot; podcast, that discusses homelessness. In that episode there are several discussion about several projects in California around homelessness. Those projects provided housing. The studies based on those projects showed that <i>overall</i> the cost was <i>less</i> that not having some housing and services. The podcast goes into more details, but as I remember this was because<p>* It removes much of the medical and police cost<p>* If people who are struggling don&#x27;t have a roof over their head, it makes it <i>incredibly</i> hard for them to get a job. Having some stability meant that many could pick them selves up and get a job and so forth.<p>The end of the episode points out even though the programs were a success by most metrics - including being cheaper overall to tax payers - they were shut down.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;youre-wrong-about&#x2F;id1380008439" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;youre-wrong-about&#x2F;id13...</a><p>Here&#x27;s the one on homelessness<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;homelessness&#x2F;id1380008439?i=1000465289894" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;homelessness&#x2F;id1380008...</a><p>Theres a good one about the &quot;wellfare queen&quot; that is related and rather eye opening<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;ronald-reagan-and-the-welfare-queen-with-laci-mosley&#x2F;id1380008439?i=1000553918231" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;podcasts.apple.com&#x2F;ca&#x2F;podcast&#x2F;ronald-reagan-and-the-...</a>