Article 1NGN2 Big tech asked to pay their 'fair share' in taxes to help San Francisco's homeless

Big tech asked to pay their 'fair share' in taxes to help San Francisco's homeless

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Dan Tynan in San Francisco
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1NGN2)

The tech-driven city struggles with how to pay for the dark side of the tech boom - a boon for some, a bust for others

In the 50s and 60s, San Francisco was known as the home of beat poets and hippies. Now, San Francisco is defined by hi-tech firms and the people who work there. Freaks have been replaced by geeks.

But this transition has been messier than most. The tech boom has generated thousands of high-paying jobs and vast amounts of wealth. It's also contributed to a spike in housing costs, a steady rise in evictions, a seismic shift in the identity of neighborhoods and an ever-widening gap between the city's richest citizens and its poorest.

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