I feel you about San Francisco, the city of my birth and my father’s, the city that (in part) made him into the wonderful man he was. Raised by two former SF county social workers, I find myself no longer believing that government services can fix social ills.
In the case of SF, it seems unavoidable to conclude that the money (and it’s millions!) the city is spending on the homeless problem really funds a class of service-providing grifters -- meanwhile, while the facts on the ground remain unaltered. Anyone with eyes can see that SF is a failed city.
Such a thoughtful, intelligent, well-expressed laying out of thoughts. "Old farts" indeed. & corrupt beyond our wildest imagings - both there in the U.S., & here in Canada. These are mighty wild times we're living in.
I feel you about San Francisco, the city of my birth and my father’s, the city that (in part) made him into the wonderful man he was. Raised by two former SF county social workers, I find myself no longer believing that government services can fix social ills.
In the case of SF, it seems unavoidable to conclude that the money (and it’s millions!) the city is spending on the homeless problem really funds a class of service-providing grifters -- meanwhile, while the facts on the ground remain unaltered. Anyone with eyes can see that SF is a failed city.
Really good stuff as always, and sadly relatable.
Such a thoughtful, intelligent, well-expressed laying out of thoughts. "Old farts" indeed. & corrupt beyond our wildest imagings - both there in the U.S., & here in Canada. These are mighty wild times we're living in.