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Tackling the issue nationally is key because a significant portion of homeless in the cities is from poverty / drug addiction in rural areas that results in fol
by outside1234 3y ago
Tackling the issue nationally is key because a significant portion of homeless in the cities is from poverty / drug addiction in rural areas that results in folks showing up in cities desperate for help (it is estimated that 75% of SF’s homeless are from outside of the city).
It is not just a city problem. That is just where the problems end up because it is the only place with any infrastructure to handle it.
- nebula8804 3y agoIf thats the case then its really a form of additional wealth transfer from the blue states to the red states. They save money on taxes by not tackling this problem/creating it in the first place and then dump the externalities onto blue state taxpayers.
- rnburn 3y ago> "it is estimated that 75% of SF’s homeless are from outside of the city" -- Where are you getting that 75% number from? The latest survey I'm familiar with showed nearly exactly the opposite (71% of homeless in SF had a prior place of residence in SF). See https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/22/san-francisco-homeless-people-from-the-city https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/22/san-francisco-homeless-peo...