Rasta,
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Why is North America so far behind? 🇺🇸​ / 🇨🇦​

Finland saved about $14K per person per year in crime, addiction, mental health and emergency services by housing their homeless.

In Canada/UK/US, we mostly rely on raising police budgets.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10198145/quebec-finland-successful-approach-homelessness-model/

More than 10 years ago, the first step towards implementing in was initiated by Lund University in 2009.
https://housingfirsteurope.eu/country/sweden/

CStamp,
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@Rasta We prefer to punish individuals rather than help society. :(

Rasta,
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@CStamp Lack of vision.

urbanmicrofarmer,
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@Rasta Recommend Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond. Focused on the US, but lots of policy ideas that would work elsewhere too

Rasta,
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“Poverty, By America” with Matthew Desmond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOWF3imXshE
Thanks.. wil look for more.
@urbanmicrofarmer
Matthew Desmond
https://www.amazon.ca/Poverty-America-Matthew-Desmond/dp/0593239911 The Book

glen_malley,
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@Rasta Probably BECAUSE we focus so much on pouring funds into police, which are then totally wasted on bullshit.

Rasta,
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@glen_malley Policing is what they do the least. It's everything else they respond to.

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