[AppyPappy]

It’s amazing how the problem goes away when you stop throwing money at it.

[Pecos]

Taking money from me and giving it to someone else is NOT charity, but theft.

[quadrant]

The homeless in SF tend to be concentrated in those areas frequented by tourists; that is, the homeless are concentrated in the Embarcadero, the Financial District, along Market Street, and in the Tenderloin. It is quite possible to visit many parts of SF and never see a homeless person. For example, one can visit Land's End, Inner Richmond, the West Portal, the Outer Suns, or Twin Peaks and never see a homeless person.

[Vigilanteman]

Years ago, I had to take some social science credits to complete a degree in economics. Since I was working and carrying a full load of classes, I doubled up on assignments whenever possible.

One of my economics papers discussed a supply curve for poverty, particularly in first world societies. With slight modifications, I was able to use the same paper for both economics and sociology.

You should have heard the hissy fit which resulted when I presented the paper to the sociology class. The logic, however, was so impeccable that, once the emotional reaction died down, the class was quiet. I actually got an A on the assignment from the prof, whereas essentially the same paper scored me only an A- with the econ prof.