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It is d): city leaders (major and some supervisors) claim that there is no problem at all.
by tlogan 3y ago
It is d): city leaders (major and some supervisors) claim that there is no problem at all.
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoThe predictable response to this noble but naïve compassion will be an inhumane crackdown. People respond predictable to insecurity, and it’s not Patrick Henryesque. You can already start to see frustration turning into de-humanisation in these discussions, as one side pleads pragmatism (and at its extremes, cruelty) while calls for compassion (and at its extreme, labels everyone a fascist). We are far from that. San Francisco remains a AAA issuer. But if receipts crash, deficits bulge and services get cut while the administration debates reparations, that’s how you get regrettable policy. There is still time for people to meet in the middle and find humane but productive solutions that don’t involve sloshing billions through useless NGOs.
- seanp2k2 3y agoBusinesses are already leaving, tax revenue will crash harder once more businesses and residents leave, then only the grandfathered Prop 13 recipients paying $5k/yr on a property worth $5m right now will remain. It’ll get a lot worse before it gets better. Once all the value is destroyed, developers will swoop in and turn derelict neighborhoods into luxury apartments, the coffee shops will come back, and we’ll be back on the gentrification cycle once more.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Once all the value is destroyed, developers will swoop in and turn derelict neighborhoods into luxury apartments, the coffee shops will come back, and we’ll be back on the gentrification cycle once more Then everything is fine. It’s just a question of time horizons. I disagree with this determinism. But if you hold it, the present is fine.