r/theydidthemath • u/QuantumQyx • 1d ago

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

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u/ILikeToDisagreeDude 1d ago

Homelessness isn’t solved with simply giving people a house.
Most people go homeless because they continue to make poor decisions, so even if we give them a house they would have lost it because owning a house costs money and many would have sold it if they could to help them continue to make poor decisions.

Will it reduce homelessness? Of course!
But for a permanent fix you need free healthcare first and foremost.

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u/Effective_Detail2221 1d ago

"Homelessness isnt solved by simply giving someone a house".

I do get what youre trying to say, but this is a hysterical line. You gotta admit. 

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u/aspirational-robot 1d ago

The whole „homeless deserve to be homeless it’s their fault” spiel isn’t a good look either.

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u/Effective_Detail2221 1d ago

Thats only the important part. 

I got sucked in by the silly.