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[–] [email protected] 186 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (40 children)

This is from the city where it's illegal to be homeless. One man even collected over $100,000 in fines for being homeless.

Yeah, that'll help.

[–] [email protected] 111 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

Man that sounded wild to me, so I dug around a bit and it's fucking true. Although the amount is closer to $110,000 it's still insane.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

Hey, we heard you can't afford a house, so we're charging you fines in the amount of what it would have cost to buy a house.......we're so cool! We solved homelessness! Because now if you want to be homeless, it actually costs more to NOT buy a house. So you may as well just buy a house!

We did it guys! We ended the concept of homelessness! High five!

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I mean why don't the homeless just buy a house? Are they stupid?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Something something bootstraps and avocado toast?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have they tried just being rich and buying their own building to sleep in front of?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe it's their broke mentality that's the issue bro stay on the grind 🔥 💯

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