• Pyr@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    Permanently house and feed someone? $16,000 seems quite a bit too low. That might cover food alone I would imagine, depending on the person’s age. More so if it’s like a 30 year old less so if they are 60.

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        6 days ago

        Yes that is annually but post says “permanently” which I take to mean for multiple years not annually.

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      7 days ago

      It’s more like it costs more money than that to allow someone to be homeless, since they’ll be more likely to use emergency services and such.

      $16K is actually not too far off from what I spend yearly on feeding and housing myself in Seattle. Remember that most housing costs in this country are dramatically inflated by rent (aka landlord greed).

      Remember that homeless/unemployed people are likely to qualify for Medicaid and other benefits

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        6 days ago

        Yeah $16k annually sounds about right. But they say “permanently” which I read as $16k total not annually.