Monday, January 22, 2018

Glenn K. Beaton: Good reasons to be sleepless in Seattle | AspenTimes.com

Glenn K. Beaton: Good reasons to be sleepless in Seattle | AspenTimes.com
"...But Seattle's insecurity is still there nonetheless and so is their compensating progressivism. 
To wit:
Many homeless people over time made their home in San Francisco. 
I hope it's not yet politically incorrect to observe that homeless people don't have houses. 
See the source imageThey defecate and sleep where they can.
Naturally, Seattleites were envious. 
So they recruited homeless people. 
A lot.
They spent a billion dollars over 10 years to attract them. 
They put up 6,000 units of taxpayer-subsidized housing and homeless shelters — instant slums. They're opening a "heroin park" for addicts to shoot up legally with illegal drugs.
They recently passed a law prohibiting landlords from running background or even credit checks on prospective tenants. 
They think this law will result in more tenants, though any economist will tell you it will result in fewer landlords — with fewer tenants..."
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