We should just kill off homeless people.
http://www.austinhomeless.org/facts/cost.php
* People struggling with homelessness are often frequent users of emergency departments. On average, they visit the emergency room five times per year. The highest users of emergency departments visit weekly. Each visit costs $3,700; that's $18,500 spent per year for the average person and $44,400 spent per year for the highest users of emergency departments.
* People struggling with homelessness spend, on average, 3 nights per visit in the hospital which can cost over $9,000.
* Not only does homelessness cause health problems, "homeless people have higher rates of chronic health problems than the general population. This takes the form of higher rates of illnesses such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and HIV disease" (Dr. Margot Kushel, Associate Professor of Medicine in Residence, UCSK/ SF General Hospital).
* 80% of emergency room visits made by people struggling with homelessness is for an illness that could have been treated with preventative care.