These primary and middle schools teachers overstate the work they do. Do you really need scholars to teach children how to read and write and do math. The problem is that even as the the top dollars are paid to teachers, most children do poorly in reading, writing, and math.
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For primary and middle, there would be a benefit for someone who is trained as a teacher, but mostly in recognizing things like dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism, ADHD, and knowing how to deal with these kids other than yelling at them. But unfortunately a lot of the teachers arenāt trained to recognize things like dyslexia/dysgraphia so they donāt get reported to the parents until the parents start wondering why their kid is 3 years behind everyone else, plus they are sometimes forced by their principals not to sign off on testing.
At the high school level, though, expertise should matter, IMO.
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The disturbing part is the eco system of the left ( that includes teachers, big banks, big tech, big money , government unions, trial lawyers) who are out there to milk every single penny that they can from the taxpayers and consumers. Wasnāt government there to protect tax payers from the mafia like predatory tendencies of these groups?
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The entire downtown is filthy and full of homeless. I now have firsthand taste of it. Next to a 711 in main downtown location - Google Maps - I was harassed by a couple homeless. One homeless guy apparently stole a popsicle and offered my 8 year old daughter and crack to me simultaneously. I went to the 711 to find respite with my daughter and they followed me there. Well this 711 gas station apparently is the hub for criminal activity. Some homeless even carry gun in broad daylight. I really wonder how San Jose downtown is even livable. I will not be surprised if it drops by 70-80% and becomes the homeless hub of USA.
Does redfin publish homelessness index of a neighborhood?
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At least we can have a list of Homeless friendly cities. Where does California stand in the list of homeless friendly states?
I just saw this in the news today:
Itās only $150k per unit and itās considerably cheaper than other options. But one look at this picture makes me wonder whether homeless folks would want to live there instead of on the street. I doubt the homeless would make it so easy for the politicians. Since they have the option of being completely free, the alternative needs to be nice enough for them to consider giving that up. If itās just basic it might not work. $150k X 5000 = $750M. Nothing looks like a big number these days so we can just spend it first then find out if it works.
Just like Murphyās law, people tend not to live life the way you would want them to live.
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I think it only works if the city takes a hard stance on the homeless. Unless they require them to live in the tiny homes, then most will opt-out of it. Thatās just the reality of the situation. I think people forget most of the homeless have an addiction and/or mental health issue. You canāt reason with them, because they donāt think logically. Unless that underlying illness is treated, whatever programs we try will fail.
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Agreed. I am liberal but we need a Rudy Guiliani like correction - force them off the street through arrests or moving/blocking encampments. it isnāt healthy for them either, but I think the liberals here are too soft hearted to that.
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Thereās another issue. California simply doesnāt have jail/prison space. Thatās why so many crimes were categorized as ānon-violentā and eligible for early release. Iām surprised the home of technology hasnāt come up with a more innovative solution. I think electronic monitoring would be a viable option, but thatās too āharshā for a lot of liberals.
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Convert hotels into prisons. Tax the billionaires to fund it.
No one wants a prison on their neighborhood, so everyone will fight the conversion. Itās actually the operating costs that are killer. Itās about $90k/yr for each inmate.
Alternatively, look for a big tract of land in the exurb to build a park for alternative lifestyle. Tax billionaires in CA and ask for donations from the billionairesā philanthropy fund.
Home does not mean four walls and a roof. It consists of real people held together through familial bonds. The concept of nanny state is coming to an end. The idea that state will take care of a person from cradle to grave does not seem to work. Family and near and dear have a role to play. The rising number of fatherless families, homelessness, people abandoned by families to live in streets are some of the results of destruction of family and state trying to perform the role.
All these analysis is missing the big picture, or maybe avoiding the big picture. Compassion does not create money out of thin air. The fact is the government (or the people) are spending huge amounts of money on solving homelessness. Itās pointless to focus only on the details of why someone canāt go to a shelter because of the fear of being separated from a pet, or simply not knowing where the shelter is. If you are arguing that homelessness needs more help, you have to first admit that the current system of solving homelessness has failed, and whoever is benefiting from the current system needs to go. It needs to be a top-down approach rather than bottom-up.
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A huge reason the current system fails is people can refuse help. It happens every day. Thereās also a ton of overlap and inefficiency in it. How else can Seattle spend over $100k/yr for each homeless person and still have homeless people?
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We spend a ton of money but not getting the results.
Hello! Maybe we need to do something else!
Some tough love is greatly needed but we are all just about rainbows and unicorns right.
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this is from a person who has worked with homeless,
75 % of homeless are homeless for less than 12 months. They donāt return to housing and employment by ābegging for money and doing drugs.ā
Of the 25% who are chronically homeless, most would love to have a room with locked door and toilet / sink rather than be on the street. They donāt like most shelters because of the dangers and limitations that make staying worse than being on the street - theft, assaults, bed-bugs, disease proximities, no pets and more.
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