What makes this situation truly absurd isn’t just the waste of time and money on such a blindingly obvious conclusion. No, it’s the fact that these “findings” will inevitably be spun into policy recommendations. Cue the sanctimonious cries for more taxpayer dollars to fund air-conditioned safe spaces for those suffering from addiction. Because that’s the real solution, right? Just give the government more control and money to fix the problem, as if bureaucrats are going to solve the complex, entrenched issues of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness with central air conditioning and sun hats.