[ShriekBob]

If you don't understand why these people can't leave, then you've never been poor.

The reality for a lot of these people is that they can't really afford to stay where they are, but they equally can not afford to leave.

No one is going to pay to relocate a Janitor from SF to Idaho. That Janitor can barely make there rent, let alone find the deposit for some place they can actually afford, and that's before you take into account moving costs, living while you find new work, etc.

The truth is, moving is expensive, very expensive, and if you live somewhere with a high cost of living, it's hard to drum up that kind of money.

[IkmoIkmo]

That's nonsense man. I'm literally referring to a woman in the article who sleeps in a parkingarea because she can't pay rent, but she does work, owns a phone, a car, earns more cash than is necessary to pay for her non-rent living expenses.

You're telling me she can't drive, or take a bus?

Because what, she has to move all her belongings from the parking lot she currently lives in?

Come on. Look, my parents were on welfare since I was 3, never had any financial support, I've hustled plenty of times moving places, never having owned a single car. Not a single piece of furniture in my home is new, everything is second hand and half of it I found on the street.

Look I'm not saying it's as easy as opening an email account. Life is hard. But we're talking about a person who is homeless. She's way more capable than you may think, and I'm telling you, the solution to her problem is NOT staying in SF. You know that and I know that.

But even if people can't move without help from third parties, the solution to this problem still isn't letting people who make little money to stay in the most expensive place on earth that they can't afford, it's just not going to work out. It's governments facilitating them to move. I'd completely support that.

As soon as some people leave, who's quality of life will improve, companies will be forced to pay a living wage for those who stay, who's quality of life will improve, too. Would you stay?

[merpnderp]

My local church is setting up a ton of people from Tijuana who work menial jobs and came here with no money. They help anyone who asks with deposits, transportation, job hunting.

The truth is, moving can be cheap, very cheap, and if you live somewhere with a low price of labor, it's profitable to drum up that kind of support.

[dntrkv]

Can you show some statistics that proves that is the case? Because I grew up in a poor family surrounded by other poor families and everyone moved around a lot because they were poor and had to continually look for new housing and opportunities.