I recently returned from Detroit. Some areas resemble war zones with boarded up, and even burnt out. homes. Storefront churches and liquor stores compete in equal number for souls. Yet few are without shelter.
One reason is that rent and home prices are a fraction of the cost of living in most of California. Certainly in California we have those who through a combination of physical, mental and or substance impairments are unable to secure, or sometimes, even seek housing. That will be a continuing and costly problem.
But we also have the soft core homeless. People able work at least part time, but lacking the income to secure shelter or the resources to move to a lower cost state. By far the most cost effective way to help this group is, on a solely voluntary basis, pay for relocation. Moving costs and six months rent paid by the state would be far cheaper than building or buying housing. Given this slight boost, many could again be self sufficient.
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