Posted on 05/11/2024 6:08:20 PM PDT by Libloather
A program that offers free booze to the homeless alcoholics that roam San Francisco caught flak this week when a tech CEO questioned the logic of feeding the addictions of the city’s street dwellers.
Adam Nathan, founder and CEO of the small business AI marketing tool Blaze and the chair of the Salvation Army San Francisco Metro Advisory Board, posted a thread on X slamming the program after watching a string of unhoused drunks line up for their shots, stating it “just doesn’t feel right.”
“Did you know San Francisco spends $2 million a year on a “Managed Alcohol Program?” It provides free Alcohol to people struggling with chronic alcoholism who are mostly homeless,” Nathan wrote on the social media site.
His estimate was actually just 40% of the total cost — the four-year-old “managed alcohol program” actually costs the city $5 million a year, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The program as described by the Chronicle sees nurses dispense “controlled doses” of vodka and beer to street people at specific times of the day. Intended to keep the homeless off the streets and out of jail or the emergency room, it’s run out of a former hotel in the city’s Tenderloin district.
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Well that tech CEO ‘s future is done.
Drunks will take the free booze and then go buy more to get drunk. Worthless program.
Wait, they actually do this? These people are insane.
“Inside the lobby, they had a kegs set up to taps where they were basically giving out free beer to the homeless who’ve been identified with [alcohol use disorder],” he wrote. “It’s set up so people in the program just walk in and grab a beer, and then another one. All day.”
Man travels from 2024 to 1968.
“All the people are getting ready for civil war. Students are protesting and locking arms on college campuses and blocking bridges and freeway ramps. College buildings are being occupied.”
Listener: Sure, like now. You aren’t from the future. You’re a fraud.
Time traveler: “And marijuana is legal is legal in 38 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use.
And made into multicolored gummy candies. Stores compete for deals to get customers.”
“And free booze is handed out to homeless alcoholics.”
“Homosexual marriage was upheld by the US Supreme Court. The actor who played Sulu on Star Trek married a man.”
Listener: You’re just nuts. It’s fun to dream, though.
Friggen homeless are so lucky.
Well, that settles it. Much as I hate to contemplate the thought, it may be time to move to SF. That would save me a good 5 grand a year in booze.
They couldn’t give me all the Top Shelf Booze in the WORLD to move to San Fran.
Ghirardelli Chocolate? I MIGHT reconsider. ;)
free booze free dope free welfare free phone free money freeshitarmy...
Well they have to do something with all that Bud Light.
And I’ve been buying the good stuff all this time?
It’s probably the cheapest brand, Popov or Safeway Select. I don’t think there’s a Sam’s Choice brand of vodka. They get a little buzz but end up with a headache.
Diana…..the light side has chocolate too. I have Teuscher champagne truffles!
I’m pretty sure that if Clarence “Frogman” Henry were still around, he would’ve put it in the song.
That’s Commiefornia for you.
Nurses? SF must have run out of social workers.
Yeah, that’ll do it. Who’s the moron that thought of throwing gas on the fire to put it out? My goodness, can anybody really be that stupid? Corruption always wins.
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