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Denver gave the homeless free money. Many of them started working full-time, pulling themselves out of spiraling debt, and found housing. (futurism.com)

submitted 11 months ago by DougHolland to c/aiop

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Best of all, the Vancouver study concluded that doing so actually reduces government spending.

Makes you wonder about the people dead set against this sort of thing

[–] CheeseNoodle 15 points 11 months ago

Its not about cost effectiveness its about being punitive.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Unfortunately, quite a lot of people only feel self worth through others misery. You could give them everything, but if others didn't have less they'd be miserable.

[–] GeneralVincent 7 points 11 months ago

They've likely associated homelessness with drug use, and drug use with a moral failing. Or they just don't have any empathy at all and are ignorant of the benefits we all get from helping those in need.