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| Source: San Francisco Department of Health |
When governments give money to Charities based on the number of homeless they cater to, the charities have zero incentive to reduce the number of homeless. Quite the opposite. For them, the more homeless the better their “business”.
California spent $24 Billion extra in the last five years only to see homelessness increase in the state increase.
The solution?
Tough Love. Force — yes, force — homeless into shelters, either mental or drug rehabilitation. Align incentives with desired outcomes. Re-engage the government, city or state, to do it, rather than NGOs, which have been corrupted by the flood of money and will be hard to reform.
