Throwing money at problems that get worse might suggest to some that the problem isn’t money but not Democrats. First, it’s not their money, so why would that matter? Second, the cash enlarges government and state power which is why they spend it. What, you thought they cared?
A small percentage of people on the political Left care; the rest are fools. Government interventions, regardless of size, are almost always doomed to fail. The redistribution of wealth by acts of force diminishes true charitable giving, which is more accountable to the donors. In today’s example, we have the twin problems of Vermont and Homelessness.
The Green Mountain state is neck-deep in progs who have taken control of the levers of power in recent decades and done what Democrats always do. Set about destroying it. It’s still early days, but the signs are all there.
Headline one (WCAX): Vermont spends hundreds of millions to address homelessness
The report says this is the first time the state has calculated the total financial effort, and the report says that number is $455 million.
According to the data, yearly spending on homelessness jumped considerably during the pandemic. For example, in the fiscal year 2020, about $50 million was spent. But in the fiscal year 2021 that had jumped to more than $153 million. And 2022 looked similar, though the auditor’s office notes it’s likely an undercount since the fiscal year wasn’t done yet.
Headling two (Digger): Homelessness continues to rise in Vermont since pandemic’s onset, despite increased spending
Despite drastic increases in spending to curb homelessness since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of people living without permanent shelter continues to climb, according to a report issued Thursday by Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer. …
Former Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, announced a five-year plan to end homelessness in 2013 and issued an executive order with a four-year pledge in 2016.
Although the state has seen an infusion of funds into various services aimed at addressing the issue, the efforts are fractured, according to Hoffer’s report.
Homelessness is a complicated public problem, and the pandemic has added to the intensity of it …
Homelessness is a problem but let’s be honest. The pandemic didn’t “add” to the problem. Spending didn’t jump because of the pandemic. Both result from extreme government action that destroyed jobs, businesses, and families.
It is no different than the opioid crisis. It, too, is a direct result of decisions made by Democrats in positions of power. The open border started it, and leaving it open exacerbates it.
But the solutions are the same. Democrats who won’t take responsibility for creating a problem try to solve it with more of someone else’s money instead of reversing course or learning from past mistakes.
And when that fails, the answer is more of the same. More of what makes government bigger, less efficient, and still incapable of doing anything about whatever it is they claimed needed their attention.
And that’s because the priority is always to make government bigger regardless of the cost, fiscal, human, or otherwise.
