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Well said. Rent control, prop 13, NIMBY all things that deepen the terrible consequences that are seen everyday. And its crazy to me to visit Seattle right now
by conanbatt 9y ago
Well said. Rent control, prop 13, NIMBY all things that deepen the terrible consequences that are seen everyday.
And its crazy to me to visit Seattle right now and also find my way walking next to so many mentally ill homeless people.
I'm not big on most socialized solutions, but taking care of mentally ill people roaming the streets is one of those that are very easy to agree to. Yet the topic everyday is Trump this or that,while you had to walk past 10-20 people to get to the office.
There is some massive cognitive dissonance going on, that I think I can easily think and talk about because im a foreigner.
- Kalium 9y agoIt's hard to take care of the mentally ill who live on the streets, especially in California. They cannot be legally confined for treatment until they are deemed a threat to themselves or others, and that's a pretty high bar. Until then, it's up to them to seek treatment. Many don't want it or can't handle the organization / discipline to stay treated. As a result, it's not nearly as tractable a problem as it seems.
- conanbatt 9y agoYet cities like buenos aires with rampant poverty don't have this issue and it doesn't nearly as much to solve that particular problem. It is a problem of policy and one that affects both the homeless and the non homeless people tremendously. I guess if the couple that had kept the presidio street and were to put up the homeless tents there , the problem would find a solution much faster. As many others, its a problem of political will. What is unique, is that people everyday have to deal with homeless people in SF and yet its not a top agenda. Smoking pot is tho.