>>512724876yes and Housing First policies work
https://denverfoundation.org/2024/06/pay-for-success-housing-model-report/
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2023.01041
https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/07/05/study-no-strings-attached-cash-denver/
these policies save a shit ton of money (reducing strain on emergency services, increasing preventative care) and improve outcomes for every single participant involved
but they violate the cognitive biases of americans and go against our national ethos of punishing those who have fallen through the cracks, and they threaten our militarized law enforcement post-9/11 system, so they will never be adopted on a widespread basis
>>512725069the cool thing about the internet is that you can just tell lies.