Tech titans compete on Twitter for funding homelessness programs

Two of the world's biggest tech titans have been fighting over social media on Friday to find the best way to help the homeless, a growing population in America's major cities.

Salesforce founder Marc Benioff tweeted his support for a November proposal to vote, Proposal C, which would force San Francisco's largest companies to raise up to $ 300 million a year to support programs. for the homeless.

"Homelessness is our responsibility …", tweeted Benioff.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey responded that he was on the same page, but that proposal C was not the best way to solve the problem. He trusted the mayor of London Breed, who was elected to fight homelessness.

"I want to help solve the problem of homelessness in SF and California," he tweeted. "I do not think that (Prop C) is the best way to do it."

It's where things got salty.

Benioff, who announced $ 2 million for the campaign on Monday, asked Dorsey how he helped reduce homelessness, including Hamilton Families Heading's $ 37 million campaign. Home in San Francisco, launched two years ago.

"What programs for the homeless in our city do you support?" the head of Salesforce tweeted.

Dorsey, who is also a billionaire on paper, has diverted his remarks, saying that Benioff "distracted" from the point of his initial response.

The result is that the two men say they are friends and have recently seen each other at a basketball game.

Proposal C would tax large San Francisco businesses, such as Twitter and Salesforce, to help shelter approximately 7,500 homeless people in the city.

Benioff says the measure would provide 5,000 homes.

"Marc and I talked on the phone," tweeted Dorsey after Friday's swap. "We have also been talking with the Mayor of London this afternoon, and we are now discussing this issue as quickly as possible and we will keep everyone informed."