[pompeirules]

> I didn't say we were the best, just that we are doing better than some who are throwing much more money at the problem.

US spend 3 billions, France only 800 millions but was spending much less

> As the news of homelessness steadily increased in the country, the French government increased the budget from 305 million euros to 820 million euros between 2012 and 2017

While the US

> First, HUD's Homeless Assistance Grants received an additional $130 million compared with FY 2017, bringing total funding to $2.513 billion.

> Congress should invest in proven solutions to homelessness by providing at least $3.1 billion for Homeless Assistance in FY 2021. This represents a $323 million increase over the FY 20 level

If we compare the population they are spending the same amount, but France is facing (as most of the Mediterranean EU countries) a huge migration from Africa, that brought millions of people in just 10 years.

> the trend line at least since 2007 is very much downward.

It's only 13% better 647,000 in 2007 Vs 567,000 in 2019

Also, COVID hit in 2020, not in 2018.

It's never been about budget alone, but what each country does with that budget.

Most of the US spending is not helping the homeless situation, it's simply trying to hide it without much success.

The original point is that given how much money US has to spend and how much money they are throwing at the "problem" the results are underwhelming at best.

Maybe trying something different could change things.

[BobbyJo]

1) I know COVID hit in 2020. I'm alive. I am living in it. I was pointing out that if you're looking at year over year rates, this year will be particularly bad, but that doesn't tell you anything about long term trends. You should presume someone you're engaging with is at least as smart as you if you hope to have a fruitful conversation.

2) France has a higher homeless rate than the US, as does much of Europe. As does much of the world. Much of the world also has a lower rate. Again, so what? If the US were on the bad end of the spectrum, this whole line of conversation might make sense in context, but we aren't, so it doesn't. As far as the migration issue: Every country has special circumstances, that's my point. Saying "do what they do" is obviously a bad faith view because of that.

3) I'm not saying the US can't improve. Even if the homeless rate were 1/10th what it is now we could still do better. I'm just saying the problem in San Francisco (look at the post you're in) isn't because the US is doing a particularly poor job, it's because San Francisco is doing a particularly poor job.

Look up, my original comment above was essentially: San Francisco is doing a bad job with the homeless issue.