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> San Francisco spends $61k/year on homeless tents, which is more than median income in the US. The problem is not funding. The city has 815,201 residents as o
by Maursault 4y ago
> San Francisco spends $61k/year on homeless tents, which is more than median income in the US. The problem is not funding.
The city has 815,201 residents as of 2021. I think they can spend more than 13¢ per resident per year on this. Maybe there are other details that compound the problem, but the math insists that funding is obviously a massive part of the problem. They should be spending $20M a year at the very least, just to start, and increase from there. $20M/yr is $25 per resident per year. Even a homeless person could probably afford $25/yr, while the median household income in San Francisco is $120K/yr. If they want the problem fixed, paying for it to be fixed is really the only option.
- ceeplusplus 4y agoTo be clear, it's 61k/year/tent. Not 61k/year overall. Overall spending is in the billions [1]. [1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-has-an-unprecedented-1-1-billion-to-spend-16318448.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-has-an-unpre...
- Maursault 4y agoWhat the hell kind of a tent costs $61K every year?! I think maybe this is the problem. A $500 tent is about the best you can buy, so spend $1000 per tent for an extremely luxurious tent, and save $60K per year per tent.