There is no argument that some of our bigger cities that used to be vacation and destination spots are now crime and drug-ridden hellholes that are destinations for the homeless. These are places where residents and businesses are escaping as quickly as possible, and local and state governments are at a loss for ways to reverse the trends.
Homelessness
Vermont Spends Hundreds of Millions – The Problem Got Worse
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?
Upper Valley Homeless Hopefuls: Twin Pines
The problem of homelessness in America is plaguing many of its cities. On the west coast from Los Angeles to Seattle, the problem is growing. The southwest has similar issues from Phoenix to Dallas. However, one city has seen a decline in their homeless since developing a coordinated system that is streamlining intake and services … Read more
Homelessness In The Upper Valley Part 1: Housing the Homeless in Hartford
Twin Pines housing has a proposal currently approved by the town Select Board for a homeless housing project it intends to put on the property of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church which lies adjacent to the Upper Valley Haven, both of which offer services to people in need and are partnering with Twin Pines on this … Read more
So why does the US suffer such “Homelessness”?
Research Fellow Christopher Rufo takes a little more than 12 minutes in a compelling vidumentary to dissect why the homelessness problem keeps getting worse even as officials spend increasing billions of tax dollars on illusory solutions, then points to the actual causes and how to make measurable progress. Genuine compassion begins with facing reality. Compassion … Read more
On Homelessness and Hypocrisy
So the burning issue in #nhpolitics today was Sununu cleaning up an illegal tent-city outside the courthouse in downtown Manchester: Joyce Craig was not the only Democrat hysterical about Sununu “evicting” (showing your bias again, Kevin Landrigan?) the homeless. There are myriad examples, but they essentially all say the same thing, so let’s look at … Read more
There are Different Kinds of ‘Human’ Waste
Cases of human waste on San Francisco streets spiked to 31,000 in 2019. That’s an all-time high. The agency in charge of cleaning up the mess has a quarter-billion-dollar budget. $224 million is for personnel costs alone. Public works employ a staff of 1,790. This includes truck drivers at $218,495, arborists at $206,107, and general … Read more
Democrats Care More About Illegal Aliens Than…
Why do Democrats care more about illegal aliens than homeless Americans in the streets? That’s the Scot Presler question. Mr. Presler is the man who has been voluntarily cleaning up garbage accumulated in Democrat-run cities. He’s not drawing big crowds, but the question is still pretty poignant.
Bernie is All-In on National Rent Control and More Federal Housing (Comrade!)
Bernie has gone all in on the idea of national rent control and more federal housing. The next question is whether the rest of the socialist lemmings will follow him over the cliff? Bernie Sanders is again promising more free crap from the federal well.
Did Seattle Figure Out How To Remove Feces off the Sidewalks Without Appearing Racist?
It is a long-held maxim of conservative bloggers – Let the left speak, and you will never be lacking for material. Am I right? Just ask Seattle, where, like San Francisco, they have a poop problem. Which resulted in a bigger problem? How to remove the feces without appearing racist.
“Freeattle” is Dying
Our interest in places like New Mexico, Washington State, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or California and New York, even college campuses are cautionary tales. These ‘laboratories’ of liberalism show us what Democrat’s expect and what their policies will do to New Hampshire and even America.
City Of Angels Officially a Third World Nation: Crime, Homelessness, Typhus Epidemic
For a primer on the promise of Democrat-run Big Government Socialism look west young paper-straw-using trans-man or trans-woman. Where liberal policies sowed deep into the hollowed-out heart of a once sparkling coastline, have borne poison fruit. To which we can add a growing Typhus epidemic.