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I think it's gotten to the point that foreign tourists consider the homeless drug addicts living in the streets as part of the attraction. I wouldn't be surprised if they are taking pictures of them and sharing them with all their friends.
Like tourists to Rio de Janeiro's favelas or Kolkata in India
Another day, another thread on City Data attempting to "prove" that San Francisco's homeless problem is some intentional "liberal creation." Because it can't have anything to do with SF being one of few large cities in America where you can be homeless year round and not roast to death in the summer or freeze to death in the winter, right? I guess we're also supposed to ignore how other states - red states included - will happily send their homeless elsewhere, with SF being a prime destination.
None of that solves the problem, of course, and having been to SF recently, yes, the homeless situation is bad. But what is the far-right's solution, other than to whine about this from the safety of their suburbs or rural (and also often impoverished) counties? If your red state sends homeless to SF, you have no right to complain, and the far-right has an astoundingly bad track record on addressing ANY serious socio-economic issue. Other than handing out guns to everyone, and maybe religions books, they have no answers, so they really aren't in a position to complain.
It is ironic that Medical convention is cancelling the convention because of poverty. High cost of Medical treatment is one of the reasons poor and middle class Americans are suffering financially.
It is ironic that Medical convention is cancelling the convention because of poverty. High cost of Medical treatment is one of the reasons poor and middle class Americans are suffering financially.
It isn’t a reaction to poverty directly. It’s an unpleasant venue now because of the conditions surrounding the facility apparently, just not nice any more for a convention whatever the root cause. The linked article to my post also mentioned that one member was assaulted outside the venue at the last meeting. Things add up and with so many other locations available, no need to risk attendance.
Another day, another thread on City Data attempting to "prove" that San Francisco's homeless problem is some intentional "liberal creation." Because it can't have anything to do with SF being one of few large cities in America where you can be homeless year round and not roast to death in the summer or freeze to death in the winter, right? I guess we're also supposed to ignore how other states - red states included - will happily send their homeless elsewhere, with SF being a prime destination.
None of that solves the problem, of course, and having been to SF recently, yes, the homeless situation is bad. But what is the far-right's solution, other than to whine about this from the safety of their suburbs or rural (and also often impoverished) counties? If your red state sends homeless to SF, you have no right to complain, and the far-right has an astoundingly bad track record on addressing ANY serious socio-economic issue. Other than handing out guns to everyone, and maybe religions books, they have no answers, so they really aren't in a position to complain.
Those Red States have solved the problem. That is the way the problem is solved. Bums are discouraged. Told to move along, get out of town. If all towns would do this there would be hardly any of them. Just like there used to be hardly any of them when all towns did do it.
Another day, another thread on City Data attempting to "prove" that San Francisco's homeless problem is some intentional "liberal creation." Because it can't have anything to do with SF being one of few large cities in America where you can be homeless year round and not roast to death in the summer or freeze to death in the winter, right? I guess we're also supposed to ignore how other states - red states included - will happily send their homeless elsewhere, with SF being a prime destination.
None of that solves the problem, of course, and having been to SF recently, yes, the homeless situation is bad. But what is the far-right's solution, other than to whine about this from the safety of their suburbs or rural (and also often impoverished) counties? If your red state sends homeless to SF, you have no right to complain, and the far-right has an astoundingly bad track record on addressing ANY serious socio-economic issue. Other than handing out guns to everyone, and maybe religions books, they have no answers, so they really aren't in a position to complain.
We could always send the homeless to the paradise that is North Dakota.
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Originally Posted by Troyfan
Those Red States have solved the problem. That is the way the problem is solved. Bums are discouraged. Told to move along, get out of town. If all towns would do this there would be hardly any of them. Just like there used to be hardly any of them when all towns did do it.
Okay, I'll bite. If all towns told all the 'bums' (not every homeless person is a bum) to get out of town, eventually where would these people end up? In the ocean? You haven't really solved your homeless problem, you just relocated the problem to another city- which might in turn send their homeless to your town.
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