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@Dialectical_Idealist
But it is also an investment.
Providing a house enables a person to study, work or otherwise just have a life and become an economically productive member of society.
Politicians won't mention that, it doesn't pander to the bias of the haters that vote for them, that want the homeless to suffer.
Housing the homeless is good for everybody. It's an investment in everyone's future.
I agree with your point but we should avoid equivocating our words. The capitalists sees housing as a financial investment while we see it as an investment in the well being of the person/community. Housing may give a "return" on the productivity of the workforce, but we should house people regardless of financial incentive.
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@cfgaussian
No I am just pointing out the absurdity of it all. I am not providing economic justification to do it, it's right regardless.
The arguments people give against it, at least the ones they ADMIT to... are wrong.
It's not expensive at all. It has an economic return. Health care, education, welfare.. it's economically productive.
It's idiotic in every way to not do it.
This is the kind of argument that needs to be made to win over those that hate the homeless.
Ah, I see. The economic argument falls apart by its own terms. Fair point.