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Not that stealing is ok, but the solution to this problem in the long run is jobs -- lots and lots of green jobs. When you stop moralizing and step back from th
by wwarner 5y ago
Not that stealing is ok, but the solution to this problem in the long run is jobs -- lots and lots of green jobs. When you stop moralizing and step back from the situation, you see cost of living skyrocketing and the job market hollowing out from the bottom, and it seems obvious to me that the people on the lowest rungs of the ladder are just falling off and hitting the pavement. We're seeing the effects more and more people with years and years of no income and no prospects. The solution is building a ferocious economic engine that employs people, wants their contributions and cultivates their talents. If jobs were easy to get, like so easy that you could just walk over to the employment center and be working within the day, I just have to believe that this kind of anti-social behavior would quickly get back to normal.
- dcolkitt 5y agoJust prior to Covid, the unemployment rate in San Francisco was 2.1%. About the lowest unemployment rate recorded in any industrialized economy ever in history. In 2019, there was clearly no shortage of jobs, yet the petty crime wave in SF was still out of control.
- arpowers 5y agoYou clearly haven't been to SF.
- notsureaboutpg 5y agoWhat's your jobs plan where anyone with 0 qualifications (and possibly many disqualifications) can get a $25/hr job?