😬 well that about sums up how “for the people by the people” turned out
“Kicking them out of their camps is surely the motivation they need to become productive members of society.”
In unsurprising alliance, Democrats agree with Republicans about the poor.
Again.
Thank you for this!
Isn’t it nice when the two parties can put aside their differences and reach bipartisan consensus? 😌
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The stupidest part is that both Republicans (in Utah at least) and Democrats have seen, first hand, that Housing First initiatives are actually less expensive for the government than just ignoring, then displacing inconvenient homeless populations.
Research in Seattle, Washington, found that providing housing and support services for homeless alcoholics costs taxpayers less than leaving them on the street, where taxpayer money goes towards police and emergency health care.
Both morality and fiscal responsibility agree on certain issues, and this is one of them.
I’m not saying that housing first is the ultimate best remedy, because I don’t know all of the alternatives. Just that clearing homeless camps is proven to be expensive and ineffective.
They don’t care about morality or fiscal responsibility because they aren’t stupid.
Homelessness exists as a threat to keep you terrified of poverty.
Yes, the bloods and crips are always happy to screw people over so that their property taxes can be raised!
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