Housing First, how Finland has solved its homeless crisis.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tuxan, Apr 7, 2025.

  1. Tuxan

    Tuxan



    Just an idea.
     
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  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Nordic country, eh. Well they could just leave them out in the cold in winter until they freeze to death. Problem solved. Bonus points for a Trump-like solution.

    (Yeah... I know this is not what Finland did. They pioneering the housing first initiative.)
     
  3. Tuxan

    Tuxan

    This is what I say to my wife, we just ship the Colombian homeless to Ireland for a winter. In Finland you can make an igloo from snow to stay warm, can't make one from just rain.

    Mostly I just posted this as homelessness is the future for a lot more Amercians now.
     
  4. Tuxan

    Tuxan

     
  5. Ricter

    Ricter

    Lol. The "unique idea" is how H. sapiens provided shelter for new family formation for eons.
     
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  6. Tuxan

    Tuxan



    Perhaps a better take on the approach.

    They have certain allocations of apartments reserved for "Low income rock musicians" :)

    My father brought us up to believe in capitalism however the state has a responsibility to prevent essential goods such as housing from becoming speculative assets.

    When housing supply is artificially constrained and turned into a scarcity-based investment game, capitalism eats itself undermining productivity, stability, and social cohesion.
     
    Last edited: Apr 8, 2025