A radical suggestion from ERnursey:
. . . these people take up a huge amount of medical resources being paid for by your tax dollars. Since they can not appropriately take care of themselves they should be institutionalized which would be much cheaper for the taxpayers.
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Consider what has been implemented in Seattle: 1811 Eastlake Project. It has saved the county many, many dollars, decreased ER visits, and improved public health (not noted in the NY Times article because this data has come out recently, though I lack citations).
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