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aint_no_life_nowhere

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Fri Aug-07-09 05:50 PM
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7. The shelter system in NYC costs $36,000 a year per family

I wonder what makes it that expensive just for shelter. I assume the shelters for the homeless at that price are still not that comfortable or livable. Is it just that New York City has housing that is so expensive that none but the rich can afford it? In that case, something is really screwed up in our society. Could the city just build new housing for the homeless at that price on the outskirts of town, within commuting distance of work and schools?

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