“A kind of insurance plan. Utah’s own calculations suggested that the state would pocket $5,000 a year by putting the homeless in apartments, instead of hoping they didn’t end up in hospitals.”
Who needs taxpayers if they can make $5,000 per homeless person? Give us your tired, your poor, your homeless. We’ll make money! (Obvious sarcasm)
That absolutely makes no sense. The state *could* save $5,000 per year (although that sounds excessive), but actually earn $5,000 per year? How does this work? If states gain money by giving away freebies, why are so many states in the red?
Should have added prisons, as they cost more than a cheap apartment does.