Re:San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless
by twelve40 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @06:35AM
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In the US, in San Francisco specifically, many homeless get not just a free coffee, but free needles, methadone, and pretty much a blind eye to all drug circulation downtown. The city spends $300 million on homeless every year, yet in the other thread here they say that SF has more homeless than all of the UK, and that number keeps growing every year. There are people defecating every day in the street around my office in the Financial District, I guess I should start buying them coffee or some food and things will get back on track.
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Isn't it obvious that way you pay for, you get more of?
I don't mean that cynically--just seems like common sense.
Re:San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless
by MrAlex94 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @05:40PM
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I imagine it also depends on what it’s being spent on. If it’s not used effectively, no amount of money will make any difference - and as you said probably exacerbate the problem.
Re:San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless
by MrAlex94 on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @05:38PM
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Okay? I was talking about your egregious remarks about the homeless situation in London.
It’s by no means peachy, as austerity is making things worse - but it can’t be compared to homelessness in the US where there are barely any social safety nets.
> I guess I should start buying them coffee or some food and things will get back on track.
Comprehension would lend itself well to the context of what I said.