Developing a Wider Understanding of Homelessness Issues
Joe Bauman
September 1, 2015
Homelessness is a problem. And it turns out that the physical, mental and social ills associated with it are not only felt by the individual sleeping outside, but also by the public in the form of taxation toward the over-use of certain public services. Hospitalizations and police involvement drop considerably when someone who was homeless finds an apartment. This is a win-win. People have housing and the system is saving money. With the help of academic research and political attention, ending homelessness is now not only a moral responsibility but a fiscal one, too.
