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In Rare Alliance, Democrats and Republicans Seek Legal Power to Clear Homeless Camps
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Unified in hating the poor.
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It is why the belief that we can vote meaningful change to our system is so naive and dangerous. Before our politicians are anything, they are members of the upper class. Their one true goal will always be keeping those beneath them in their place.
Alliance? Please. They've been creating this crisis with their actions/inaction and now it's the homeless peoples' faults? Where are they gonna f*ckin go??
There is nothing rare about this.
Democrats and Republicans have always, and will always, have bipartisanship for things that suck:
Low Minimum Wage
Welfare for Israel
Permanent War (and now endless funds for other country's wars too)
No Health Care
Overfunding War
Overfunding and Militarizing Cops
Legal grifts (like how it’s legal for them to loan their campaigns money and charge 20% interest)
Underfunded Education
Underfunded Food Aid
Legal Insider Trading for Lawmakers
Legislators ‘Working’ Four Months a Year
Automatic Raises for Themselves
Almost half of your list is things dems try to address but get blocked because they don't have a senate supermajority. Dems are bad enough with the truth, you don't need to lie about them
Yeah I agree, Some of those points also have some more nuance. I think we can all be against endless war but recognize what is happening in Ukraine as something else. It depends on if you think it is ok for the USA to use geopolitics of Russia's blunders in Ukraine as a way to wage a modern day cold war against an old foe. I think most in the West would prefer Ukraine to be free and independent, rather than Russia win.
The one thing that unites the oligarchs, abusing the poors
In case you're in a hurry here's the jist of the linked article
Leaders from across the political spectrum in many Western states have asked the Supreme Court to overturn rulings that restrict clearing homeless encampments. Officials described growing problems with tent cities in places like California, Montana, and Oregon. They argue that court decisions have limited their ability to remove people from public areas without adequate housing options. While advocates agree encampments are unsafe, they argue governments should focus on housing and assistance over crackdowns. Homelessness has overwhelmed many areas, with over 170,000 homeless people in California alone. The filing stems from a case around citations in Grants Pass, Oregon. Even after billions of spending, cities struggle with lack of shelter space and people refusing help. Interestingly, both liberal and conservative jurisdictions have joined together in calling for the Supreme Court to intervene, a rarity in polarized times.
Officials hope the Court will address what they see as a growing humanitarian crisis.
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I don’t agree that the strategy of increasing the housing supply is a bad strategy. Indeed, it’s the only way to solve this issue long-term. But it does take time and money which raises the question of what to do with thousands of people in the meantime.
Use eminent domain for something useful for once and reallocate existing unused housing?
I don’t think there is enough unused housing in some of these cities. Also, some fraction of these people are mentally ill and would severely damage or destroy whatever housing they find themselves in. We saw this with some of the hotel shelter programs during the pandemic.
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