Honestly reading comments in these types of news on HN makes me lose some hope in humanity. People are actively against anything that's not helpful for them and salivate at the idea of somehow profiting on top without a care for the human needs underneath it all.

They cite government inefficiencies when they just want to "fix them" by pocketing the difference.

It's depressing how much capitalism propaganda is deeply ingrained in so many supposedly smart people.

Yeah. It's easy to feel powerless too.

Yeah the govt has its inefficiencies, but an inefficient program that helps people is better than no program at all. So what if it means that I pay a few extra (hundred, thousand) dollars a year in taxes? If that's the cost for housing people, I'd gladly pay it.

And as if the appeal to humanity weren't enough, how about the fact that it'll keep the streets of SF and other cities cleaner?