[mountn man]

Who provides the lunch and shelter? If it is the city, it is a handout and a subsidy. Show me the bottom line; my guess the city is in the red for this.

Work is getting done, whether they pay these people in the form of $9 an hour and a hot and a cot, or a private contractor at a lot more.

Either way, cash is going out and work is getting done.

Show me any government function that isn't "in the red"?

School teachers don't bring in any revenue. They provide a service, that the government pays for, via our taxes. Same with these people.

[Fungi]

You misquoted me and did not answer the questions I asked.

[Fungi]

“Show me any government function that isn’t “in the red”?”
This is not what I said. Who provides the shelter and lunch?