[danamit]

Well, looking at the numbers it does not seem to be that big of a punishment.

By anyway, punishing growth should be valid, IT workers are doing well, the homeless that are to be helped is not like they gonna be hired as software devs at PayPal.

Taxes are nothing but a reallocation of resources and it always has been, and it is the price you pay for living in a society, and it is worth it, you'd rather have the addicted and mentally ill outside of streets one day you might get stabbed by one of them.

Also it is not just about taxes, the gov need to take some drastic measures too.

[codefreeordie]

Where I live has both way lower taxes than SF and also way fewer mentally ill homeless people outside on the streets that might stab me, so I have to figure that this isn't really working out.

[danamit]

Homeless people move from other states to California because it is easier to live as a homeless in the Cali weather.

So that's just fortunate for you. California has to solve its problems, it is the hand that it was dealt to them and they have to make the best out of it.

If it is not suitable for you to live there, it is fine.

[TedDoesntTalk]

> Taxes are nothing but a reallocation of resources

Only when they are used to pay for social programs. Not when they are used to pay things like infrastructure, defense, etc.

[danamit]

Infrastructure and defense are resources, it is something everyone benefits from.