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300 million were recently voted as an increase in the budget to solve this issue. If more money is the issue we should see a decrease as this enters the system.
by tomjen3 8y ago
300 million were recently voted as an increase in the budget to solve this issue. If more money is the issue we should see a decrease as this enters the system.
But who are we kidding, it is not. A huge portion of them are too mentally ill to take proper care of them selves; A huge portion prefers the freedom and the drugs and another portion needs forced drug treatment.
But all we ever hear is more money is needed, never what that money should be spent on. Because we both know it won't be spend on more cops to arrest people who shit in public, to keep those arrested for drugs from the places they previously frequented, or to raize illegal homeless camps.
- ncr100 8y agoYeah - our politicians can allocate the funds to implement the priorities requested by the citizens. At the same time the citizens need to establish more holistic expectations around what their society is all about. Materialism, identity defined by an individuals job, tribalism all help and hurt. I think we're missing a kind of consideration / a kind of subsystem in our societal system, resulting in the "unsolvable" situation we find ourselves in now. With a different perspective I think we could find new solutions.
- gamma-male 8y agoI hate this kind of argument. "Oh no it's my money, I don't want to pay for these fuck ups, I pay for my own healthcare and I work hard". Dude, just help the people around you, don't tell me you couldn't leave with less money. This kind of selfish mentality needs to go away.