Poor Fishy Business
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” ~ an old adage
Liberal cities in America are in trouble. Why? Because they are so humanitarian!
What? I thought being humanitarian was a good thing!
It would be, except you have to watch HOW you give! Giving is a great thing. But good intentions….
Sanctions, money supports, unemployment benefits, stipends…. Liberal social programs have tried to help the poor, which is a great need, but the WAY IN WHICH THEY GO ABOUT IT is not always the best.
Cities in California are complaining about homeless people, which have gotten to epic proportions, and have even started blockading sidewalks!
According to Investor’s Business Daily, (article found here https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/how-decades-of-democratic-rule-ruined-some-of-our-finest-cities/)
Detroit last elected a Republican major in 1957. It is now the model of urban failure -- it’s recognized more for its poverty, crime, rot, and bankruptcy than the great cars that it turned out into the early 1970’s. It is the poorest big city in the nation, with almost 40% of the population living below the poverty line.
Chicago’s last GOP mayor was elected in 1927. The nation’s third-largest city is home to some of the worst inner-city violence imaginable. More than 2,300 people were shot last year, and nearly 400 lost their lives to homicides.
St. Louis has been electing Democratic mayors since 1949. The Gateway to the West has become the gateway for crime. Law Street says that it’s the fourth most dangerous city in the country. Forbes says it’s the second. It has the sixth-highest poverty rate among big cities in 2014.
The last GOP mayor of Philadelphia left office in 1952. A few years ago, Moore identified it as a favorite to follow Detroit into bankruptcy.
Both Baltimore and Oakland had Republican mayors as late as the 1960’s. In the era of Democratic rule, both are now more well known for their crime and poverty problems than for their charm and character.
Newark, N.J. hasn’t had a GOP major in more than a century. It was ranked as the fifth-worst city to live in in 2015. Detroit, of course, was first.
Another article (found here https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/san-francisco-blue-model/)
calls San Fransisco the poster child for failure!
Why? Because liberal policies tax the rich, for they have money to give. Right? (Regardless of them earning it… or not.)
AND “merciful” policies toward vagrants and homeless. (encouragement is another word for it.)
Consequence - despite good intentions - the middle class (the common man) is running away from these cities in droves because of high taxes and high crime rates.
No matter of platitudes or well wishing good intentions will change the outcomes of BAD management. I am not against Liberals, just these foolish policies.
Endorse what you wish to encourage. Restrict that which you don’t. Other words, uphold justice firmly and don’t give out free hand-outs. Don’t let criminals off the hook just like that, and allow MORE opportunities for the good people of our nations to bring themselves out of poverty.
Feed a man, and he won’t be hungry now. Teach a man to feed himself, and he won’t ever be hungry again.
Jared Williams
Liberal cities in America are in trouble. Why? Because they are so humanitarian!
What? I thought being humanitarian was a good thing!
It would be, except you have to watch HOW you give! Giving is a great thing. But good intentions….
Sanctions, money supports, unemployment benefits, stipends…. Liberal social programs have tried to help the poor, which is a great need, but the WAY IN WHICH THEY GO ABOUT IT is not always the best.
Cities in California are complaining about homeless people, which have gotten to epic proportions, and have even started blockading sidewalks!
According to Investor’s Business Daily, (article found here https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/how-decades-of-democratic-rule-ruined-some-of-our-finest-cities/)
Detroit last elected a Republican major in 1957. It is now the model of urban failure -- it’s recognized more for its poverty, crime, rot, and bankruptcy than the great cars that it turned out into the early 1970’s. It is the poorest big city in the nation, with almost 40% of the population living below the poverty line.
Chicago’s last GOP mayor was elected in 1927. The nation’s third-largest city is home to some of the worst inner-city violence imaginable. More than 2,300 people were shot last year, and nearly 400 lost their lives to homicides.
St. Louis has been electing Democratic mayors since 1949. The Gateway to the West has become the gateway for crime. Law Street says that it’s the fourth most dangerous city in the country. Forbes says it’s the second. It has the sixth-highest poverty rate among big cities in 2014.
The last GOP mayor of Philadelphia left office in 1952. A few years ago, Moore identified it as a favorite to follow Detroit into bankruptcy.
Both Baltimore and Oakland had Republican mayors as late as the 1960’s. In the era of Democratic rule, both are now more well known for their crime and poverty problems than for their charm and character.
Newark, N.J. hasn’t had a GOP major in more than a century. It was ranked as the fifth-worst city to live in in 2015. Detroit, of course, was first.
Another article (found here https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/san-francisco-blue-model/)
calls San Fransisco the poster child for failure!
Why? Because liberal policies tax the rich, for they have money to give. Right? (Regardless of them earning it… or not.)
AND “merciful” policies toward vagrants and homeless. (encouragement is another word for it.)
Consequence - despite good intentions - the middle class (the common man) is running away from these cities in droves because of high taxes and high crime rates.
No matter of platitudes or well wishing good intentions will change the outcomes of BAD management. I am not against Liberals, just these foolish policies.
Endorse what you wish to encourage. Restrict that which you don’t. Other words, uphold justice firmly and don’t give out free hand-outs. Don’t let criminals off the hook just like that, and allow MORE opportunities for the good people of our nations to bring themselves out of poverty.
Feed a man, and he won’t be hungry now. Teach a man to feed himself, and he won’t ever be hungry again.
Jared Williams
