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Property is extremely expensive in HK, so it's long been a hell-hole for the poor: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/05/the-coffin-homes-of-hong-kong/52688
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y ago
Property is extremely expensive in HK, so it's long been a hell-hole for the poor: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/05/the-coffin-homes-of-hong-kong/526881/ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2017/05/the-coffin-homes-o...
That said, the city does not have visible homeless or crime problems of most large US cities, partly because you can legally get a coffin for $300/month.
- rtlfe 6y ago> That said, the city does not have visible homeless or crime problems of most large US cities. Why not? Are there support systems to give people shelter and reduce the need for crimes of desperation?
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y agoHong Kong has an imperfect but subsistence-level dole system (CSSA), coffin house style bad but cheap housing (notably absent in SF), less of a drug problem, and a more functional system for taking care of the mentally ill.
- eru 6y agoYes, it would be interesting to see what would happen if SF legalised housing again.