| The San Francisco Experiment Researchers have unearthed a $5 million yearly expense to give vodka shots to the homeless alcoholics in the city. It's been going on for years. The report on homeless shown here indicated that there are probably 8000 homeless in San Francisco and about half of them suffer from drug or alcohol abuse, according to the report. If that's a constant we can assume one half of that group are strung out on drugs leaving around 2000 alcoholics who could take advantage of the free drinks program. Continuing to do the math on this program that means the city is spending $2500 per year on each homeless person for vodka. But let's assume that half of the $5 million is scammed by the program for “overhead” that leaves $2.5 million for vodka purchase to be doled out. Since decent multi-distilled vodka can be had for $15 a fifth that amounts to approximately 167,000 bottles of vodka for 2000 alcoholics or 83.5 bottles of vodka per person per year. This program is a joke, right? A scam? Can't this be better spent on rehab? Not when you read the virtue signaling from the SF News media here and here where they crow about how fabulous the free booze idea is. Nobody does the math, either. And the local PBS/NPR affiliate can't seem to get any numbers right. A real eye-roller. | 
