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by driverdan 4200 days ago
The city of SF spends about $26,000/yr per homeless person ($167mm / 6,355 people).[1] It is not a money problem.

1: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/S-F-spendi...
2 comments
acchow 4199 days ago
From the article you linked "That's about $34 a day per homeless person"

$34*365 = $12,410.

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driverdan 4199 days ago
That's only what they spend on housing, not total expenditures.
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jes5199 4200 days ago
We could rent them all apartments for that much
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spydum 4200 days ago
That they could starve in comfort..
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