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A: There is no legal mechanism to keep people out of a place.
I can't (nor will) speak for some of the ridiculously racist posts here but I will say this: NY would do better by all it's people if it focused on giving people a hand up instead of a hand out. Things like affordable housing, pre-k, etc are good things in one sense. However, if the emphasis is on keeping people locked into dependency rather than helping people to rise then we all suffer. Many people's frustration is that people like De Blasio hail from the 1960s/1970s mentality of packing as many non-working poor in as they can and keeping them in the system so as to have a built in welfare class voter base to draw from (off all colors: look how many white kids are sleeping on the streets now).
I can't (nor will) speak for some of the ridiculously racist posts here but I will say this: NY would do better by all it's people if it focused on giving people a hand up instead of a hand out. Things like affordable housing, pre-k, etc are good things in one sense. However, if the emphasis is on keeping people locked into dependency rather than helping people to rise then we all suffer. Many people's frustration is that people like De Blasio hail from the 1960s/1970s mentality of packing as many non-working poor in as they can and keeping them in the system so as to have a built in welfare class voter base to draw from (off all colors: look how many white kids are sleeping on the streets now).
You do understand the reason why NYC has to provide services to anyone who is homeless in the city is because of a court case ordering the City (and every city in NY) to do so right?
You do understand the reason why NYC has to provide services to anyone who is homeless in the city is because of a court case ordering the City (and every city in NY) to do so right?
Yes, and if I was mayor I'd do what Utah did and give out housing vouchers which would be good for anywhere in the US. No need to keep people housed in the most expensive city in the world when you can house 4-5 families in a just as booming a city like Dallas or Atlanta for the same cost.
Yes, and if I was mayor I'd do what Utah did and give out housing vouchers which would be good for anywhere in the US. No need to keep people housed in the most expensive city in the world when you can house 4-5 families in a just as booming a city like Dallas or Atlanta for the same cost.
The Supreme Court ruled on the right to travel. Meaning any American can move to any city anywhere in the nation and they cannot be denied welfare services. This doesn't just affect NYC, it affects all 50 states.
I'm not saying your ideas are bad, and I do think there should be residency requirements for social services, but the reality is ALL states must ABIDE by the Supreme Court ruling.
A major distributor is going to leave Syracuse soon. Another blow to upstate NY.
Northeast costs are just too high relative to the South. Especially for jobs that aren't very highly skilled.
NYC, Boston, etc. work because of density, illiegal immigration, and foreign investment. Places like Syracuse don't have that.
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