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0 pointsChuckMcM6y ago0 comments

It is the stacking social ills problem. If SF had an effective set of homeless policies/programs then they wouldn't misuse the bus.

While it is true that people respect "free" services less than paid ones, I have yet to read any reports from places that have implemented free bus service that suggested general damage/misuse due to a lack of respect. The bus service in Logan UT for example is pretty awesome.

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lotsofpulp6y ago· 2 in thread

Any effective homeless/mentally ill/drug addiction policy would have to come from the Feds.

tdy7216y ago

What is ineffective about addressing the issue locally? Why “the feds”?

austhrow7436y ago

Unless the solution being proposed is to brutalise the homeless to make them move elsewhere, then it needs to be enacted at the level with control over freedom of movement of people. If SF creates policies to help the homeless, more will move there than already do so.

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et-al6y ago

I suspect the venn diagram of cities implementing free public transit and cities with tough homeless issues are not overlapping.

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