San Francisco is planning to install “homeless parking meters" Posted: 3 months ago by tigertony
In the dumbest idea since the proposed "homeless credit card machines", San Francisco officials want you to give your spare change to them instead of the homeless.
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Posted: 3 months ago by vexingmodstwo:
But... wha... how... why...
I got nothing.
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Posted: 3 months ago by bunnysutra:
Next up for the San Fran townhall meeting:
Underground city for the homeless, the tourist will never know.
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Posted: 3 months ago by Killerbean:
« bunnysutra : Next up for the San Fran townhall meeting:
Underground city for the homeless, the tourist will never know. HOBO TOWN!!! ... it's like disneyland ... only it smells like urine and there's people sleeping everywhere and crackheads parading up and down the streets ... on second thought, scratch that, it's nothing like disneyland ... :(
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Posted: 3 months ago by bunnysutra:
« Killerbean : HOBO TOWN!!! ... it's like disneyland ... only it smells like urine and there's people sleeping everywhere and crackheads parading up and down the streets ... on second thought, scratch that, it's nothing like disneyland ... :( I was envisioning something more like from "little monsters"
I wonder if the lady with the bench idea had anything to do with this.
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Posted: 3 months ago by coldbladed:
I'd rather 70% of it got pissed away by the city as long as 30% went to do something good for the homeless.
99% of the change you give directly to homeless goes to booze...
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Posted: 3 months ago by vexingmodstwo:
« coldbladed : I'd rather 70% of it got pissed away by the city as long as 30% went to do something good for the homeless.
99% of the change you give directly to homeless goes to booze... ... and crack. Never forget about the crack.
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Posted: 3 months ago by eLJay:
I think I'd rather give the money to the person than pay their "rent". I don't know what the answer is, but somehow, I don't think this is it.
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Posted: 3 months ago by mewhitenoise:
this is stupid, I don't trust these generalized "charity organizations" to spend the money in a way that efficiently helps the homeless. Not that I expect all homeless people to be efficient but at least they get the chance if I give the money directly. I think things like panhandling hitchhiking and street performances should be legal and not discouraged by the government.
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Posted: 3 months ago by Kendar:
I do agree that most of their money goes to drugs and alcohol, but we have a couple homeless people in town that actually buy things they need with their money. I think that if people want to help but don't want the person to buy drugs, then buy them a sandwich. If they don't want the sandwich, then screw 'em.
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Posted: 3 months ago by psycmoe:
« mewhitenoise : this is stupid, I don't trust these generalized "charity organizations" to spend the money in a way that efficiently helps the homeless. I do. But I volunteer for several organizations locally on a regular basis.
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Posted: 3 months ago by Blankspace73:
Highest level of retardation is the government.
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Posted: 3 months ago by effigycm:
The idea is fine. It's better than giving your money to the people -- they'll just waste it.
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Posted: 3 months ago by gammerus:
« Kendar : I do agree that most of their money goes to drugs and alcohol, but we have a couple homeless people in town that actually buy things they need with their money. I think that if people want to help but don't want the person to buy drugs, then buy them a sandwich. If they don't want the sandwich, then screw 'em. I agree, I will buy them food, but I wont give them change
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