Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever
by gtr on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @04:42AM
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They tried that in Victorian England (workhouses) and we no quite rightly regard it as utterly barbaric.
Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever
by rsj_hn on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @12:19PM
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Workhouses were for debtors who could not repay debts. That's a very different situation from say, Reagan kicking the mentally ill out of institutions and onto the streets of our cities.
Re:Despite money and effort, homelessness in SF as bad as ever
by rsj_hn on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @12:15PM
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It's only 2000 chronic homeless in San Francisco. It's crazy how such a small number of people can make a such a huge impact on the city.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-s-new-count-shows-h...
I actually think his solution makes sense.
For the really impoverished people who are willing and capable to work their way up, this would be exactly what they want; for those who really don't want a roof over their heads, they should really be put into some sort of institution with restricted freedom and mental illness help.
If we have $300mil budget to help 10 thousand homeless, that's $30k per person, enough to support a decent standards of living in a cheap part of the country.