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SF is the most "progressive", most regulated and highly taxed place in America. It's an example of the exact opposite.

pathartl 7y ago
It's also one of the top cities in America with a homeless problem. I believe Hawaii would give plane tickets to their homeless because they too have massive problems.
mettamage 7y ago
Then why do I see so many homeless people who are clearly in need of help in SF? Why do I see people being kicked out and shouted at? Why do I see people publicly shouting at bus stations? Or people randomly saying "fuck you". I was there for 2 days, out on the street for at most 2 hours during my whole trip. I'm also simply minding my own business. And it wasn't my first experience like that there. The other time I was there a guy followed me banging a cane on the street, talking about Satan and Jesus while rhyming. I walked into a hotel with security in order to get away from him. Or a woman screaming at me while she wasn't looking at me. It's frankly ludicrous. I'm simply reporting what I saw there and it sounds crazy while I'm rereading my comment. In Amsterdam I've experienced a lot things, but nothing like this and definitely not in such a short amount of time.
- conanbatt 7y ago
  Multiple theories, explanations etc. SF city spends almost 1 billion dollars a year to manage its homeless population of estimated 10,000. (City contests that the number is much higher because a lot of people aren't counted as homeless because of the programs). According to a piece by the Guardian, SF has exported about 50% of the homeless population they have. SF shows a couple crisis that are both local and national: health coverage for mentally ill people, and intense drug addiction. The city also spends a lot of money paying the local hospital (UCSF) to give treatment to homeless people and provides free heroin needles. Also the public library is basically a place of prostitution and crack all day long, right in front of city hall. SF has probably one of the worst housing policies in the country coupled with some of the most lavish programs to sustain and spend in name of the homeless, and still has cash to spare to build a 1.4 billion dollar bus station that was closed for half a year due to construction issues. California as a state itself has a homelessness crisis because some of the bad housing policies are state-level. This includes regressive property taxes, and extreme construction regulations.

It's also one of the top cities in America with a homeless problem. I believe Hawaii would give plane tickets to their homeless because they too have massive problems.

mettamage 7y ago

Then why do I see so many homeless people who are clearly in need of help in SF? Why do I see people being kicked out and shouted at? Why do I see people publicly shouting at bus stations? Or people randomly saying "fuck you". I was there for 2 days, out on the street for at most 2 hours during my whole trip. I'm also simply minding my own business. And it wasn't my first experience like that there. The other time I was there a guy followed me banging a cane on the street, talking about Satan and Jesus while rhyming. I walked into a hotel with security in order to get away from him. Or a woman screaming at me while she wasn't looking at me. It's frankly ludicrous. I'm simply reporting what I saw there and it sounds crazy while I'm rereading my comment. In Amsterdam I've experienced a lot things, but nothing like this and definitely not in such a short amount of time.

conanbatt 7y ago
Multiple theories, explanations etc. SF city spends almost 1 billion dollars a year to manage its homeless population of estimated 10,000. (City contests that the number is much higher because a lot of people aren't counted as homeless because of the programs). According to a piece by the Guardian, SF has exported about 50% of the homeless population they have. SF shows a couple crisis that are both local and national: health coverage for mentally ill people, and intense drug addiction. The city also spends a lot of money paying the local hospital (UCSF) to give treatment to homeless people and provides free heroin needles. Also the public library is basically a place of prostitution and crack all day long, right in front of city hall. SF has probably one of the worst housing policies in the country coupled with some of the most lavish programs to sustain and spend in name of the homeless, and still has cash to spare to build a 1.4 billion dollar bus station that was closed for half a year due to construction issues. California as a state itself has a homelessness crisis because some of the bad housing policies are state-level. This includes regressive property taxes, and extreme construction regulations.