Finland lowered homelessness by 75% — here’s their secret
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Years ago, Finland made an argument for ending homelessness based on three core principles. It’s had a lasting impact decades later.
    • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Homelessness is best understood as a crime perpetrated by society on the unhoused person.

  • sapetoku@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Finland’s population is ~5 million and ethnically/culturally homogeneous. It’s relatively easy to swing things around at such small scale. Also, being homeless means being frozen dead most of the year over there. Still a very good thing, but their recipes can’t be applied in a snap, not unless you’re ready to pay as much tax as the Finns do (hint: it’s huge amounts).