30.00% - Homelessness at this scale requires deliberate intervention — resources, accountability, and clear metrics — not indefinite tolerance.
27.50% - Many of Seattle's homeless are still working — in construction, service jobs, the gig economy — but can't afford housing on what they earn. They're local workers without a home.
22.50% - Micro-shelter villages on vacant city lots are a faster path to dignity than waiting years for permanent housing.
20.00% - King County has struggled to convert emergency shelter into permanent supportive housing at the scale the crisis demands — political will and resourcing have been intermittent at best.
If reallocation has been exhausted and the homelessness crisis persists, additional revenue is warranted.
100.00% - Many of Seattle's homeless are still working — in construction, service jobs, the gig economy — but can't afford housing on what they earn. They're local workers without a home.
50.00% - If reallocation has been exhausted and the homelessness crisis persists, additional revenue is warranted.
50.00% - Once reallocation is exhausted, the cost of untreated homelessness justifies additional public funding.
0.00% - If Seattle city and county governments can’t reallocate funds to address the needs of the unhoused then we should pay more taxes.