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    1. Sam Levin‏Verified account @SamTLevin 17 Oct 2018

      .@stripe is spending big to fight a corporate tax to fund homeless services in San Francisco. What @Benioff had to say about that: “Even though they’ve made $20bn dollars in San Francisco, they’re not willing to give back at scale. Isn’t that amazing?"https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/17/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-san-francisco-homeless-interview …

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    2. Sam Levin‏Verified account @SamTLevin 17 Oct 2018

      What @benioff had to say to me about @jack, who is opposing the tax: “He just doesn’t want to give, that’s all. And he hasn’t given anything of consequence in the city. That’s not a surprise to me. There’s lots of CEOs and companies and billionaires in that category."

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      Sam Levin‏Verified account @SamTLevin 17 Oct 2018

      SF mayor @LondonBreed is fighting a tax on businesses that would raise money for the homeless, saying the city needs to audit the money it is currently spending. Meanwhile @Benioff says the mayor recently asked him for $8m to fund a shelter.

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        1. Sam Levin‏Verified account @SamTLevin 17 Oct 2018

          also said she was worried about the tax leading to the “flight of headquarter companies” and “jobs.” But Salesforce, which could lose $10m a year from the tax, is backing the measure. "You’re either for the homeless or you’re for yourself,” says @Benioff.

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        1. Pam Miller‏ @pammilpr 17 Oct 2018
          Replying to @SamTLevin @LondonBreed @Benioff

          Didn’t work out so well for Seattle politicians.

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        2. Greg Ferenstein‏Verified account @ferenstein 17 Oct 2018
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          Sam, most funds go to subsidized housing because it costs +$500k/unit in SF. A major cause of homelessness is NIMBYism. Prop C is a difficult issue, but any reasonable discussion must include zoning, IMHO. only focusing on companies deflects from NIMBYs

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        3. coup! there it is #anchorunion 🌹‏ @uhshanti 18 Oct 2018
          Replying to @ferenstein @SamTLevin

          "if [X] doesn't fix zoning why vote for it" is a facile argument. you still need to fund housing for the homeless AND have space to build it. those are not mutually exclusive propositions.

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