525 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 22 Feb \ parent \ on: The Homelessness Crisis mostly_harmless
MB_Homeless - MC_Homeless > MB_Housed - MC_Housed
MB: Marginal Benefit MC: Marginal Cost
I think I generally agree that the focus should be on the right hand side of the inequality.
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457 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 22 Feb
Exactly. I imagine change in the right side is driving this more than anything.
MB_Housed seems culturally derived, at historical lows, and impossible to address directly. MB_Homeless is roughly fixed.
Seems like we're left with either increasing MC_Homeless or decreasing MC_Housed.
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496 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 22 Feb
I actually think many of the poor policy choices are reducing the marginal benefit of being housed. Anything that makes gainful employment more difficult would fit into that category: minimum wage, occupational licensing, felony convictions for bs victimless crimes, etc.
However, bringing down the marginal cost of housing seems like the most direct approach.
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