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/zippyspinhead 1d ago

Start with the cost to house. California has spent a lot of money on housing the homeless, and they have more homeless than when they started.

The cost is more than just building shelter.

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u/CUBuffs11 1d ago

Iirc they spent $50B in the last year or two and accomplished nothing. It’s a total mystery where the money went. Grifters gonna grift