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by narcindin 905 days ago
I am happy for Las Angeles to perform a widespread trial of this kind of initiative. Attract people to Southern California that might be homeless elsewhere, help them get on their feet via $750/person/month, then they will get off the subsidy and contribute back to the community!

If it works I will encourage a similar system in my hometown. If it does not work then I'm glad we did a trial run first.

Note: I'm paywalled from reading the article, how many people did they give the money to and how long was it?
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ciguy 905 days ago
This is a hilariously naive and silly take because SF did exactly this and continues to do so. Spoiler alert, they have massively exacerbated their homeless problems and very few are being reintegrated back into society.
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mkaic 905 days ago
San Francisco also refuses to enforce basic rule of law and has hamstringed its police department, so this doesn't surprise me. Crime rates are through the roof, and a housing crisis has been ongoing for years because of restrictive zoning. I don't think it's fair to assume that basic income for homeless folks is the cause of SF's devolution into a hellhole. There are a lot of other confounding factors.
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azinman2 905 days ago
I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. SF absolutely does already give out monthly grants. It hasn’t seemed to move the needle in reducing homelessness, but maybe it make things less dire for those who get it? I guess the question is what’s the goal of the money…
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brandon272 905 days ago
> I don’t know why you’re being downvoted.

Likely due to the description of the parent comment as "hilariously naive" and "silly". The tone violates HN guidelines.

It's also a more nuanced and complicated issue worth diving into:

https://sfstandard.com/2023/09/11/ask-the-standard-does-san-...

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rbranson 905 days ago
Which SF program are you speaking of that continues to provide direct cash payments?
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a_wild_dandan 905 days ago
"Exacerbated" via causation or correlation? I'm genuinely asking. I'm ignorant here and need sources. Given the growing US homelessness crisis, how much better off would SF be having done nothing?
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