[towergratis]

> I wonder what percentage of residents support the tax increases necessary to provide such services.

Straw man fallacy. Why do you jump to the conclusion that the problem is financial. SF is among the top 5 richest cities in US.

You really have to prove that the problem is financing, before you make the argument you made.

[andrewnicolalde]

I think they're saying the problem is political, not financial.

[AussieWog93]

I'm just being cynical.

If you ask people whether or not they some ostensibly good policy should be implemented, the majority will agree. When you ask taxpayers to actually cough up and pay for the services, though, the majority will get extremely upset.

A more interesting survey question would be how much people are prepared to sacrifice to make these problems go away.