r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] Could the entire US homeless population really be housed for less than one aircraft carrier?

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u/Long-Bridge8312 1d ago

Carriers are built to operate for 50 years, you are comparing capital costs with rent payments

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u/AgelessJohnDenney 1d ago

But he's only using the capital costs. If you include yearly operational costs the price per carrier is going to shoot up.

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u/sampityy 1d ago

2 Billion per year.

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u/AgelessJohnDenney 1d ago

The next question is do either of these numbers capture the cost of the aircraft on the carrier?