> But giving someone a months worth of rent/food/utilities/clothing in cash is going to be disastrous San Francisco used to give out cash to homeless, and real

> But giving someone a months worth of rent/food/utilities/clothing in cash is going to be disastrous San Francisco used to give out cash to homeless, and realized that it didn't work well. So Gavin Newsom (previous mayor) started the "care not cash" program, where cash was replaced with services.