Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population

[Unkotare]

If the government can spend a million per night for authoritarianism, it can provide shelter and a balanced diet.

Post in thread 'One Hundred Years Ago, A Real Complex Incident'

Aug 24, 2025

And over 100 years later, the US Media is still misrepresenting facts to push a narrative and inflame the public.

• MarathonMike

 

[westwall]

Let's really do the math, you would be paying less than one penny towards that. So then you seem fine with something that costs 30 million per month. And you're subsidizing a person in the white house who spends his time committing crimes, grifting, and setting up cons.

One penny too much.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Until you Republicans demand Trump's removal from office and sentencing for his crimes, don't say jack about crime.

Why is there so much black crime?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Those illegal aliens were shipped into cities by racist Republican assholes who did not even try to coordinate with those cities. What you're going to see here is one gigantic fail because people are not going to continue to be made to feel like prisoners in their own city, and once that happens, all hell will break loose.

That was hilarious!!

My idiot mayor, Brandon Johnson, welcomed them.

And then wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on them.

Money he could have spent on your black brothers and sisters.

Boy, are they pissed at him.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Mashmont

Since when do you drips give a hoot in hell about how much anything costs?

they don’t. They only care about getTrump.

 

[LeftofLeft]

I'm saying it would reduce crime to provide housing and crime prevention programs. What is being done now is not creating zero crime.

What is a “crime prevention program?” You people have been spitting out that bullshit for 50 years in DC and still carjackings, rape, murder, drugs.

A crime prevention program is a vehicle for Democrats to suck more money from taxpayers and pay their cronies.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Making cities safe isn't a fcking stunt, shitforbrains.

im2 doesnt know....because of trump he has become a whimpering little girl who now pisses sitting down....**** im2 he is a hypocrite...

 

[Hafar1014]

Trump has said one of his goals in DC is to do something about the homeless population. The problem with thinking on the right is that they believe that the most punitive actions are solutions for problems. Oftentimes, their punitive "solutions" cost more and are less effective than the so-called soft liberal policies they say are the problem.

Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population​

Last week, when Trump federalized Washington, DC's police force and deployed the National Guard to occupy its streets, one of his main orders was to "end vagrancy" by destroying homeless encampments and arresting and forcibly relocating the people taking shelter there.

But according to an investigation published on Wednesday by Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project, in collaboration with The Intercept, deploying the National Guard and "getting rid of the slums" is costing far more than it would cost to simply provide housing to every homeless person in the city.

Last week, when Trump federalized Washington, DC's police force and deployed the National Guard to occupy its streets, one of his main orders was to "end vagrancy" by destroying homeless encampments and arresting and forcibly relocating the people taking shelter there.

But according to an investigation published on Wednesday by Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project, in collaboration with The Intercept, deploying the National Guard and "getting rid of the slums" is costing far more than it would cost to simply provide housing to every homeless person in the city.


Governors from six US states have sent troops to Washington to help Trump's effort, swelling the ranks to nearly 2,100 who will soon be on patrol.

According to previous reporting, National Guard deployments cost the US government $530 per guard member each day. Using that figure, Homestead estimated that it would cost just over $1.1 million.

She added that "the number of troops will likely continue to grow. And with no deadline for the DC deployment, those costs could add up for months or even years."

According to the most recent data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there are about 5,600 people experiencing either sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in DC on a given night. Operating an affordable housing unit for each one of them, the data shows, costs about $45.44 per person, per day, on average in DC.

Providing affordable housing to every homeless person in DC would cost an estimated $255,166, which is 4.3 times less than the cost of Trump's military deployment.

Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population | Common Dreams

Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC costs more than 4 times as much as it would cost to simply house every homeless person in the city, according to researcher Hanna Homestead.

www.commondreams.org

Draconian measures cost draconian money. And we get told how we cannot force the government to spend to provide housing for the homeless. Yet the same people who declare how it's wasteful to spend money to provide housing to the homeless, but cheer the more costly use of troops to take them off the streets.

This is why you do not elect right-wing politicians if you want real solutions.

Lives are being saved and democrats refusal to take criminals off the street is exposed

 

[Moonglow]

Trump has said one of his goals in DC is to do something about the homeless population. The problem with thinking on the right is that they believe that the most punitive actions are solutions for problems. Oftentimes, their punitive "solutions" cost more and are less effective than the so-called soft liberal policies they say are the problem.

Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population​

Last week, when Trump federalized Washington, DC's police force and deployed the National Guard to occupy its streets, one of his main orders was to "end vagrancy" by destroying homeless encampments and arresting and forcibly relocating the people taking shelter there.

But according to an investigation published on Wednesday by Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project, in collaboration with The Intercept, deploying the National Guard and "getting rid of the slums" is costing far more than it would cost to simply provide housing to every homeless person in the city.

Last week, when Trump federalized Washington, DC's police force and deployed the National Guard to occupy its streets, one of his main orders was to "end vagrancy" by destroying homeless encampments and arresting and forcibly relocating the people taking shelter there.

But according to an investigation published on Wednesday by Hanna Homestead of the National Priorities Project, in collaboration with The Intercept, deploying the National Guard and "getting rid of the slums" is costing far more than it would cost to simply provide housing to every homeless person in the city.


Governors from six US states have sent troops to Washington to help Trump's effort, swelling the ranks to nearly 2,100 who will soon be on patrol.

According to previous reporting, National Guard deployments cost the US government $530 per guard member each day. Using that figure, Homestead estimated that it would cost just over $1.1 million.

She added that "the number of troops will likely continue to grow. And with no deadline for the DC deployment, those costs could add up for months or even years."

According to the most recent data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there are about 5,600 people experiencing either sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in DC on a given night. Operating an affordable housing unit for each one of them, the data shows, costs about $45.44 per person, per day, on average in DC.

Providing affordable housing to every homeless person in DC would cost an estimated $255,166, which is 4.3 times less than the cost of Trump's military deployment.

Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population | Common Dreams

Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC costs more than 4 times as much as it would cost to simply house every homeless person in the city, according to researcher Hanna Homestead.

www.commondreams.org

Draconian measures cost draconian money. And we get told how we cannot force the government to spend to provide housing for the homeless. Yet the same people who declare how it's wasteful to spend money to provide housing to the homeless, but cheer the more costly use of troops to take them off the streets.

This is why you do not elect right-wing politicians if you want real solutions.

But it's a great production fer a photo op.

 

[Moonglow]

Lives are being saved and democrats refusal to take criminals off the street is exposed

Who will take them off the streets when Trump's army of occupation leaves?
What happened to the US is broke, and we need to cut expenses.

 

[Hafar1014]

Who will take them off the streets when Trump's army of occupation leaves?
What happened to the US is broke, and we need to cut expenses.

The police we are cutting spending and its killing the democrats

 

[Moonglow]

The police we are cutting spending and its killing the democrats

Recent reports and data on police funding indicate that despite calls to "defund the police," the vast majority of U.S. police departments have not had their budgets cut. Instead, they have received increased funding from local, state, and federal sources.
Key findings on police funding:

• Widespread budget increases: In an analysis of over 100 city and county budgets, most localities increased their police funding in the years following the 2020 protests. An ABC News investigation found that 83% of the jurisdictions reviewed were spending at least 2% more on police in 2022 than in 2019.
• Local government funding: The majority of police department funding comes from local governments, and this spending often constitutes a significant portion of a city's annual budget. Some cities have even approved major raises for officers to attract new hires.
• Federal support: The federal government continues to provide substantial grant money to local law enforcement, with over $4 billion awarded in 2024 to support community safety efforts. In 2024, the Biden administration also requested hundreds of millions for police hiring programs.
• Minor, short-lived cuts: While a few major cities like Los Angeles and New York made initial cuts or reallocated funds in 2020, these changes were relatively small and some were later reversed. For example, the NYPD's budget was reduced by less than 3%, and a large cut proposed in Austin was later blocked by state legislation.
• Targeted federal cuts and political debate: In recent years, some federal funding for specific programs has been cut, and political debates continue over the level of support for police. For instance, in mid-2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that supported anti-crime initiatives, catching many law enforcement agencies by surprise. Some Republican proposals have also called for cuts to federal law enforcement funding, leading to partisan exchanges on the issue.

 

[Hafar1014]

Recent reports and data on police funding indicate that despite calls to "defund the police," the vast majority of U.S. police departments have not had their budgets cut. Instead, they have received increased funding from local, state, and federal sources.
Key findings on police funding:

• Widespread budget increases: In an analysis of over 100 city and county budgets, most localities increased their police funding in the years following the 2020 protests. An ABC News investigation found that 83% of the jurisdictions reviewed were spending at least 2% more on police in 2022 than in 2019.
• Local government funding: The majority of police department funding comes from local governments, and this spending often constitutes a significant portion of a city's annual budget. Some cities have even approved major raises for officers to attract new hires.
• Federal support: The federal government continues to provide substantial grant money to local law enforcement, with over $4 billion awarded in 2024 to support community safety efforts. In 2024, the Biden administration also requested hundreds of millions for police hiring programs.
• Minor, short-lived cuts: While a few major cities like Los Angeles and New York made initial cuts or reallocated funds in 2020, these changes were relatively small and some were later reversed. For example, the NYPD's budget was reduced by less than 3%, and a large cut proposed in Austin was later blocked by state legislation.
• Targeted federal cuts and political debate: In recent years, some federal funding for specific programs has been cut, and political debates continue over the level of support for police. For instance, in mid-2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants that supported anti-crime initiatives, catching many law enforcement agencies by surprise. Some Republican proposals have also called for cuts to federal law enforcement funding, leading to partisan exchanges on the issue.

Not in democrat cities were crime is exploding and police are leaving

 

[Seymour Flops]

Why do you always cut and paste lengthy articles? Too difficult for you to summarize and just link your source?

Or are you afraid of having the effort used to mock you justifiably for your unwillingness to even consider the holes in their efforts?

Such obvious tripe.

To be fair, IM2 has limited time. He's just one of about a dozen socks operated by some forty-something white guy living in someone's basement on 20% disability.

 

[luiza]

Oftentimes, their punitive "solutions" cost more

So What ?
Are you against Truth and removing trash and corruption ?

Of course you are IQ-2.0 .
It would rid us of extremists , obsessives and Racists like you .

 

[Hafar1014]

Not in democrat cities were crime is exploding and police are leaving

Not only is crime exploding but democrats have stopped reporting crime to cover up their failures. This has caused the mass migration from democrat states to GOP states

 

[mudwhistle]

Let's really do the math, you would be paying less than one penny towards that. So then you seem fine with something that costs 30 million per month. And you're subsidizing a person in the white house who spends his time committing crimes, grifting, and setting up cons.

Obama/Biden aren't in office anymore.

 

[IM2]

To be fair, IM2 has limited time. He's just one of about a dozen socks operated by some forty-something white guy living in someone's basement on 20% disability.

Wrong.

 

[IM2]

Obama/Biden aren't in office anymore.

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An actual convicted felon is in office now.

 

[IM2]

Not only is crime exploding but democrats have stopped reporting crime to cover up their failures. This has caused the mass migration from democrat states to GOP states

Incorrect.