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housing is healthcare
Recognize Housing as a basic human right.Provide free or affordable housing to ALL.This would actually save tax payers money-hospitals would no longer be burdened with treating minor illnesses caused by homelessness-and impoverished people could have a chance to build a life beyond day to day survival.
Why is this important?
If we can spend over 75 trillion on war and murder,we can spend millions to help end poverty in America.It costs the tax payer more to put someone in prison then to provide housing.Housing is a basic need for life,along with air,food and water-other things we have in abundance.The predatory capitalist system that commodifies essential needs has left homes empty-while billions are on the street in the wealthiest nation on earth.