[pingpongchef]

Sounds great but we should be worried about the cobra effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive

[jokethrowaway]

If the amount given is low enough it probably won't attract scammers pretending to be homeless - but it may shift the number of homeless from cities that don't do the program to city that do it (assuming word of mouth spreads and homeless mobility allows it)

[xsmasher]

How would that apply in this case? They're not paying per bag of trash or anything.

[ElijahLynn]

It is $20 every other Wednesday. It has cost 10K over the course of a year. Not exactly a way to get a lot of cash.