Comments on: Homeless shelters save money

By: kgg

kgg — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:45 +0000

“putting funds into homeless shelters saves the taxpayers money.”
This is a no brainer for anyone who has looked at the homeless situation with objectivity. It’s a shame that many people in El Dorado County have no interest in saving tax dollars.

By: Penny B

Penny B — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:33:58 +0000

“Help” – you are out of touch with economic and political realities. The fearsome escalation of homelessness over the past 30 years is not a statement by most of those so affected that they PREFER unemployment or that they PREFER not to have rooves over their heads.

By: Martin Schumann

Martin Schumann — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:42:34 +0000

This would be a great opportunity for the county to utilize man power that is going to waste, a lot of homeless are there because of the job eradication in the state of California. Give them a place to stay, feed them and put them to work doing stuff that never gets done because we can’t afford to do it. We feed them without any recourse might as well utilize the availability of the man power that iwe pay for in the long run.

By: Help

Help — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:41:59 +0000

Help is great when help is needed but to many who are homeless it’s their choice and is evident when they’re told that they need to apply for work or attend job coaching or adhere to rules etc. To say that providing a shelter saves money is nothing more than trying to justify why it’s needed. The real purpose should be to get them back to work and not make it available to live off of the public.

By: Martin Schumann

Martin Schumann — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:44:03 +0000

My consensuses exactly, they wasted all that money on tunnels when 1.6 million dollars would of went a long way to actually saving the county money by erecting or using existing facilities for the homeless. The right always state they are for the good of the people; but all that I heard from them is they would rather protect the deer population.