Letters: Tap tech companies to fund more interim housing

"With city, county and state budgets in the red, it's obvious that we need to think outside of the box to fund homelessness programs. Local corporations are an untapped resource. Why aren't we pushing Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Nvidia, Intel, Cisco and Adobe to more funding to emergency interim housing sites? Signage can proudly display their corporate names to advertise their goodwill, which could create some competition among them."

"Nicolas Kristof's article is a very laudable read about valuing human capital and education of the masses. He also expresses why we are not doing it in the United States. The Democratic Party has been working for decades to use tax revenue to support our public education system. On the other hand, the Republican Party invariably works to cut taxes for the rich, which consequently depletes funding for schools. Defunding schools weakens the workforce."

"President Trump, under the guidance of Stephen Miller, has led the U.S. into a quagmire for our foreign policy. It began with first among equals (our allies), then with Isolationism, and then to autocrats' detente. Trump is now proposing an FY27 Department of War budget of $1.5 trillion, which will lead to a prime bully policy, whereby we accept that other nations may bully the"

City, county and state budgets face shortfalls, and local technology corporations are proposed as an untapped funding source for emergency interim housing. Corporate-sponsored interim housing could feature signage to advertise goodwill and spur competition among companies already donating to other social causes. Reductions in public education funding weaken the workforce and erode economic competitiveness relative to Asian countries. Long-term tax policy decisions affect school funding availability. Current foreign policy direction, described as shifting from allied cooperation to isolationism and detente with autocrats, accompanied by a proposed $1.5 trillion FY27 Department of War budget, raises concerns about an aggressive global posture.

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