Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth

Re:Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth by vinceguidry on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @08:37AM (#15643222)

I don't see why you gloss over the "there would be fewer of them" problem with your reasoning. How is this line of thought supposed to move the needle on homelessness in SF? You're expecting them to just go away because they can't find jobs?

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Re:Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth by a3n on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @09:01AM (#15643382)

I wasn't clear. I'm suggesting that one possible change among many is for the elite to move away, creating less competition for housing, and moving the area back to a livable environment for the average person. Bonus, the departed elite likely won't have to step over sleeping bags wherever they end up. For awhile.

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Re:Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth by vinceguidry on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @09:43AM (#15643718)

You're basically asking for no new cities to arise. A working theory in this discussion is that SF is NYC 50 years ago. Cities arise through concentration of industry, is that something you just not want to see happening?

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Re:Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth by a3n on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @12:26PM (#15645411)

It's not binary. This is one possibility among many for someone who doesn't want to experience this.

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Re:Growing homeless camps contrast with West Coast tech wealth by vinceguidry on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @01:14PM (#15645898)

To me that reads like you're not so much interested in fixing homelessness.

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