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Bob Collins

A room with the homeless: $10

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Three years ago was the deadline a former governor set for wiping out homelessness in Minnesota. He -- we -- missed. Nobody's been able to wipe out homelessness. There simply isn't enough interest in doing so, apparently.

Maybe it's time to take a marketing page from Sweden, where a campaign has launched to allow people to "book" rooms where the homeless sleep.

Unfortunately, the website is all in Swedish, but the blog AdFreak translates one entry:

"Feel the city's pulse from dawn to dusk at Gullbergsvass," begins the description of a claustrophobic concrete slab-shelf near a busy roadway. "This delightful dwelling is just a stroll from the romantic Dreamer's Quay: a source of inspiration to musicians and artists alike."