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by sandworm101 1174 days ago
>> Seattle metro area spends more than $1 billion fighting homelessness every year.

Think about how monumentally worse the problem might be if they didn't spend that money. There are very likely tens of thousands more people who would be homeless if not for government support/programs. Just imagine how many people would be on the streets in a week if EI and disability income streams were cut.