Re:Amazon's Bezos Launches $2B Fund to Help the Homeless
by fjsolwmv on Thursday September 13, 2018 @01:31PM
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Homelessness is a problem. Camping is a (weak) solution.
Re:Amazon's Bezos Launches $2B Fund to Help the Homeless
by s0rce on Thursday September 13, 2018 @07:53PM
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Its an unsafe solution. There have been a number of fires in homeless camps in the East Bay and as larger camps continue to be built there will be more. Recreational camping tents are not safe for semi-permanent use. They are fire hazards.
Re:Amazon's Bezos Launches $2B Fund to Help the Homeless
by projektir on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:57AM
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I'm not sure where you suggest they live, they're homeless...
Re:Amazon's Bezos Launches $2B Fund to Help the Homeless
by fixermark on Thursday September 13, 2018 @01:34PM
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It's one of the side-effects of having a relatively nice climate.
Quite frankly, given how many decades Seattle has had a significant homeless population, I'm surprised the city hasn't taken point on treatment and housing programs. They have a unique opportunity to really help a lot of people out if they'd step up and do it.
I moved away about a year and a half ago, when homeless tents were pretty common. When I visited recently, it was stunning how much worse it is. Almost every green space in the city (except for popular parks) is filled with tents. It's really crazy.