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A comment on For Homeless Advocates, a Discouraging Lesson in L.A.: Money Is Not Enough. Parent comment

Re:For Homeless Advocates, a Discouraging Lesson in L.A.: Mo... by forapurpose on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:26PM (#15369781)
The result will be that the wealthy neighborhoods will never host the shelters, just like now.
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Re:For Homeless Advocates, a Discouraging Lesson in L.A.: Mo... by SomeStupidPoint on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:24PM (#15370117)
But unlike now, they'll be paying the other neighborhood for that privilege instead of getting it at a discount via being able to lobby.

Sounds like an improvement to me.

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Re:For Homeless Advocates, a Discouraging Lesson in L.A.: Mo... by bradleyjg on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:16PM (#15370077)
As you point out they don't now. The proposal at least has the merit of extracting extra taxes from the NIMBYs.
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