As shitty as that is of him, this is sadly what often happens with homeless people or people with substance abuse problems. Push them away, so people no longer see the problems that society should try to help with. Which by the way is something a government should do. So a president who sees a lot of homeless people on his daily routes could get the idea that his government should do something? Well unsurprisingly, not this one…

I found it hard to find where the cost comes from in this article. I found this other article (in German) that gives more detail.

https://www.forschung-und-wissen.de/nachrichten/oekonomie/jedes-auto-kostet-die-allgemeinheit-5.000-euro-pro-jahr-13375828

They identified 23 factors, among them

• buying the car
• maintenance
• gas
• insurance
• public infrastructure
• pollution
• acceleration of climate change
• noise pollution
• drivers license
• public space
• impediments for non motorists

Good to know, that I should be rich, since I don’t own a car. 👍

On the one hand: Two cats are better than one! 😻 On the other hand: Every time I did that in the past, the cats hated each other. I still had two cat friends instead of one. But that’s just my experience, I know of a lot of cases, where this worked out fine. Just make sure to check with your landlord first and that you are able to deal with the possible cat drama.