The “homeless industrial complex”. A new phrase is born
this is a very real thing in CA. The cost the state pays for a single unit of low income housing is 130,000 when a tiny home costs about 40,000 for a decent one. It's about using sad homeless people, to make bleeding heart liberals to approve more gov spending and contractors and case reps soak up the money.
This is nothing new to anybody familiar with government contracting. There are hordes of companies and non-profits whose sole reason for existence is to monitor governments for new programs and spin off divisions to get awarded contracts/grants under those programs. They pile on consultants and fees until the money runs out and move on. Any time a new tax or bond passes these people come out of the woodwork and descend like locusts, eating every penny in their path. It's a feeding frenzy more chaotic and cut-throat that a school of piranhas devouring their meals. And just as quick as they came, they're gone and the taxpayers are left holding the bag.
Watch for them coming to a public school or city government near you. They come as construction management firms to help local governments manage large public works projects, or charities to help ill-equipped governments deal with a specialized issue. No matter what they call themselves, it's always jackals there to devour taxpayer dollars.
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