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I love articles that detail complete liberal stupidity in Seattle...
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The article rightly criticizes some of Seattle stupid policy decisions like minimum wage, zoning and head tax but its a big stretch to say these policies are the primary drivers of Seattle's homeless problem. Seattle coddles the homeless so it's become a magnet. Drugs, mental illness and lack of enforcent are the drivers.
Minimum wage has maybe impaced some service jobs but these people could easily move outside of Seattle proper to escape. Zoning has more to do with Seattle's home ownership affordability crisis. Seattle has built plenty of new apts. Head tax is LIPO. -
Reasonable response. The coddling part is probably a big part of the problem.RedRocket said:The article rightly criticizes some of Seattle stupid policy decisions like minimum wage, zoning and head tax but its a big stretch to say these policies are the primary drivers of Seattle's homeless problem. Seattle coddles the homeless so it's become a magnet. Drugs, mental illness and lack of enforcent are the drivers.
Minimum wage has maybe impaced some service jobs but these people could easily move outside of Seattle proper to escape. Zoning has more to do with Seattle's home ownership affordability crisis. Seattle has built plenty of new apts. Head tax is LIPO. -
Lots of land out toward Vantage. Build the shit out of tiny houses and start the rehab process.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs.
Then maybe move them to Kittitas when they pass certain requirements - drug testing, education, full mouth of teeth.
Earn your way back into civilization.
The Throbber is not kidding. Rich people go to rehab and they get cleaned up. Do the same for the poor. It's insanity to think throwing degenerates into an encampment of degenerates with full access to needles and booze and drugs and no food is the optimum environment for turning one's life around.
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This sounds like a pretty good party to me.PurpleThrobber said:
Lots of land out toward Vantage. Build the shit out of tiny houses and start the rehab process.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs.
Then maybe move them to Kittitas when they pass certain requirements - drug testing, education, full mouth of teeth.
Earn your way back into civilization.
The Throbber is not kidding. Rich people go to rehab and they get cleaned up. Do the same for the poor. It's insanity to think throwing degenerates into an encampment of degenerates with full access to needles and booze and drugs and no food is the optimum environment for turning one's life around.
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You can take the boy out of the rez but....Swaye said:
This sounds like a pretty good party to me.PurpleThrobber said:
Lots of land out toward Vantage. Build the shit out of tiny houses and start the rehab process.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs.
Then maybe move them to Kittitas when they pass certain requirements - drug testing, education, full mouth of teeth.
Earn your way back into civilization.
The Throbber is not kidding. Rich people go to rehab and they get cleaned up. Do the same for the poor. It's insanity to think throwing degenerates into an encampment of degenerates with full access to needles and booze and drugs and no food is the optimum environment for turning one's life around.
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more like commie than liberal
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Liberals suck. HTH
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Problem is a loud mouth Paki bitch blames people for 'right wing nimbyism" when they want bums to stop defecating and shooting up next to their homes.
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She can go to the Vantage camp too.Fire_Marshall_Bill said:Problem is a loud mouth Paki bitch blames people for 'right wing nimbyism" when they want bums to stop defecating and shooting up next to their homes.
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Simple...The article is wrong on job loss.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs.
That doesn't mean the city doesn't have a homeless problem. As mentioned, I think a lot of it has to do with city hall pandering to them. Perfect example is Eugene/Springfield. A few years ago the city of Springfield banned panhandling, so what did the homeless do? They walked across the bridge to Eugene and took up shop there. Now the city of Eugene has double the amount of transients, because the city allows them to be there. If people stopped giving them money and the police were allowed to kick them out of parks and river beds, they would go somewhere else. It's like having a deadbeat child living in your home. The child isn't going to move out or get a job if he/she is allowed to mooch from the fridge and use the home WiFi at no charge.
