>Assuming government resources are needed to be spent to help resolve this Many of the other fixes talk about changing laws, and my suggestion was basically in

>Assuming government resources are needed to be spent to help resolve this Many of the other fixes talk about changing laws, and my suggestion was basically in the scenario that those don't work. (I do grant that a law change would cost the government some money to implement, new permits, ect.; I just consider such costs when broken down per person help to be effectively zero and to, in large part, already be paid for by all the already hired staff.) So I guess the question to you is... what about all the poor people in every other state. Have you asked them what they want to be done, so we can fairly allocate money? We could give those in need in SV ($TheirPoor * $BudgeToHelpThePoor)/$TotalPoor and let them spend it on what they want and if they run out, tell them tough luck. On a side note, what happens to the average individual who wins big in the lottery?