It never stops surprising me when progressives clap back at other democrats for suggesting a better functioning government would be a good thing. The far left has really backed itself into a corner intellectually and I deeply appreciate those working to boost supply-side progressivism.
Most arguments here make sense and are consistent across the article. I struggle to see how Chicago spending more on homelessness would help their governance and management issues? Aren’t we seeing across the country, if not the world, that increased spending on homelessness is correlated with increasing homelessness? I’ll say the part few are willing to admit: permissive cultural attitudes toward homelessness serve nobody and cost taxpayers billions while the inept homelessness industrial complex enriches a few. I’m not advocating against compassion but against policies that clearly aren’t working.
To pick one example off a pile, drug treatment and in-patient mental health care is wildly under-provisioned in big US cities. It's easiest to see the damage that this is doing on the West Coast but it's both a human tragedy and also a major factor contributing to disorder and lack of safety in big cities.
It never stops surprising me when progressives clap back at other democrats for suggesting a better functioning government would be a good thing. The far left has really backed itself into a corner intellectually and I deeply appreciate those working to boost supply-side progressivism.
The most successful socialists in the country built their movement around delivering more functional public services! https://uwm.edu/lib-collections/mke-socialism/
I'd love to meet with you guys. I have info and experience to share.
We'd love to! Just sent you a message
‘State capacity’ is just a lib-friendly term to ease admitting that the gop is fundamentally correct about our government
Most arguments here make sense and are consistent across the article. I struggle to see how Chicago spending more on homelessness would help their governance and management issues? Aren’t we seeing across the country, if not the world, that increased spending on homelessness is correlated with increasing homelessness? I’ll say the part few are willing to admit: permissive cultural attitudes toward homelessness serve nobody and cost taxpayers billions while the inept homelessness industrial complex enriches a few. I’m not advocating against compassion but against policies that clearly aren’t working.
> a modern city can’t succeed without [...] a decent social safety net
What's an example of a modern city underinvesting in a social safety net?
To pick one example off a pile, drug treatment and in-patient mental health care is wildly under-provisioned in big US cities. It's easiest to see the damage that this is doing on the West Coast but it's both a human tragedy and also a major factor contributing to disorder and lack of safety in big cities.
It seems that in the 22/23 fiscal year, San Francisco budgeted $75 million for drug treatment: https://sfstandard.com/2022/12/27/big-money-sf-homeless-and-drug-treatment-contracts-awarded-in-2022/
That same link indicates SF spent far more on homeless services, so I guess that could be cut to shift a larger share into drug treatment.
It's deeply funny that city-funded affordable housing runs to $650,000.