This was posted on The Real Issue Wiki
"Currently $6M a year goes to support emergency shelters throughout London for the homeless population. Each bed costs approximately $1500/month to operate. Some advocates suggest that the money would be better spent paying for improved support services, others have commented that the money could pay for rent and get more homeless people off the streets. In a city where the homelessness population is barely visible, homelessness does not get much attention. This week we ask:
Is $6M well spent on shelter beds for the homeless population? How would you spend the money?
Let us know what you think."
Okay...so unfortunately only spammers had something to add to the conversation. But I recently read a very interesting 2006 essay from the New Yorker, Million Dollar Murray. So much food for thought... I particularly was intrigued by the "power-law theory" piece. If you read NOTHING else I link to on Out Of Poverty Now, read "Million Dollar Murray".
Power-Law Theory and the Homeless may help clarify the complicated (at least for me!) theory behind "Million Dollar Murray".
"It cost us one million dollars not to do something about Murray," O'Bryan said.
