Submitted by Accomplished-Lime806 t3_113928u in Futurology
[deleted] t1_j8p2j0s wrote
Reply to comment by Dunyazad in New York City homeless problem by Accomplished-Lime806
>solved it
They cut it by almost 70% which is impressive, but with 17k homeless in Finland, they are only dealing with a very small amount. The US has nearly 600,000, and that is just the recorded people.
Greatsavemesome t1_j8p4fsk wrote
But given the population difference between the two countries, Finland actually had a higher proportion of homeless before this (using the numbers you provided, I didn't confirm them), so I'd say they're doing something quite right.
[deleted] t1_j8p4z7u wrote
Comparing the two countries is not possible because the US and it's scale are not comparable. Even with proportionality making sense, it isn't a priority in the legislature.
Greatsavemesome t1_j8p6mul wrote
> it isn't a priority in the legislature
There we agree, and I think that's much more relevant than the population (overall and/or homeless). The government here just doesn't care.
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