If a city had 40,000 homeless. What would the cost be to give them all a $250 transportation voucher? 10 million when billions go to homelessness programs doesn’t seem like too much to ask. Could use for Lyft or Uber as well as micromobility like Lime and Bird. Or even possibly used for buying an electric bike or paying car payments. Could be used for plane tickets, subway tickets, or bus tickets. The combination could be enabling in many ways.
Let’s be honest people don’t buy cars to drive the homeless around as an altruistic deed, at least most don’t. There are safety and hygienic issues as well – can’t blame someone for not wanting to drive lepers around in the same car they take their family and young children to school in.
God and Churches preach love your neighbor. Claim to love your neighbor ideally if you prevent them from transport, allow them to stagnate with less hope?
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