The homeless problem in the city is freaking insane, and I'm sorry to say, but the more they spend on it, the more they simply attract them from other places.

The homeless problem in the city is freaking insane, and I'm sorry to say, but the more they spend on it, the more they simply attract them from other places. My mother is a chronically homeless drug addict. Obviously, despite attempts from my family over the years to help her, she is beyond our help. Money is poured into drugs, she refuses to work, and her mental illness contributes to the problem. One thing that she, and many, many homeless people I have encoutnered in my visits to shelters, are good at is finding cities that offer handouts and finding a way to get to these cities. My mother is a member of an entire counter/sub/culture which bounces from city to city, moving when the city's time limit on free handouts runs out. When conservatives criticize welfare dependency, this is what they point to. I don't agree with them, but this is a real problem. San Fran draws homeless drug addicts like a moth to a flame. As a city, the thought is that these programs are a compassionate thing to do. Enabling drug addiction is not compassionate to the homeless, and it certainly isn't compassionate or caring to the citizens of the city who have to fund this ridiculous garbage. When you provide a soft landing to drug addicts, you are enabling them. Its not just the Tenderloin. My first time in the city in many years, back in 2004, I got off the BART with my brother, who had never been to the city. Literally, within minutes of us arriving near Fisherman's Wharf, (I wanted to show him some sights) a drunk homeless man attempted to punch me in the face. He was much smaller than me, so it wasn't dangerous, but it certainly would have been bad for a smaller person or a woman. My niece is in fashion school in the city, and has been groped and grabbed by homeless on multiple occasions. It is out of control, and it gives liberalism a bad name. Are conservative cities assholes to homeless? Yes. Do they treat them like human beings? No. Do citizens of said cities get harassed? No. Many cities have a middle ground, such as having zero tolerance for homeless intimidating/touching citizens. If you touch, you are no longer welcome. There are many who would call me heartless. But when a mentally ill/drug addicted person becomes a predator, and attacks a loved one, they quickly change their tune, especially when they find out that the predator was attracted to their neighborhood by handouts purchased with their own tax dollars.