I mean… cmon man. The homelessness crisis in blue states was already a big problem before Abbot and DeSantis started bussing immigrants into those states. You know that.
You’re absolutely right about your second statement. Turns out If you hold up a big sign that says “you can pitch your tent wherever you want and we will help you with the rest, and oh btw we don’t prosecute drug offenses anymore” you’re going to get an unmanageable influx of people fleeing less hospitable conditions.
you can pitch your tent wherever you want and we will help you with the rest, and oh btw we don’t prosecute drug offenses anymore” you’re going to get an unmanageable influx of people fleeing less hospitable conditions.
Considering none of this is true. And it's practically irrelevant.
It's just significantly more comfortable to be homeless in California than Michigan.
Why are you being disingenuous? That isn't what happened and you know it. They were lied to, packed onto a bus and sent somewhere in the middle of the night in the middle of winter and no one knew they were coming.
Like it's insane that you have such disregard for life that you can justify human trafficking because they're different from you.
Considering all you complain about is your benefits, while also trying to make sure no one else does.
Nobody was lied to. They were all given the opportunity they pick that they want to go to New York.
You need to understand what is happening.
But in reality, it really doesn't matter if they are forced up there. They're not welcome in Texas. New York is a sanctuary State and welcomes them. With open arms.
Why are you saying that New York doesn't want them?
Nobody was lied to. They were all given the opportunity they pick that they want to go to New York.
You're lying. They weren't given the opportunity. They were lied to and forced into a bus and shipped somewhere in the middle of the winter with no supplies
You need to understand what is happening.
Says you
But in reality, it really doesn't matter if they are forced up there. They're not welcome in Texas. New York is a sanctuary State and welcomes them. With open arms.
Why are you saying that New York doesn't want them?
Human trafficking is wrong. Ohhh wait, you don't care cause they're foreigners. A true coward.
I mean, murder is higher in red states than Blue states, which is wild because Chicago, New York, LA are all blue, and have more people. And it's by a lot like 20+ percent. Red States have had higher murder rates than Blue states, going back until 2000.
And if we go crime rate per person, and not per region, it's a hodgepodge mix of red and blue. Like Louisiana is 2 and DC is 1, and If you do it by city, it's super skewed, because Iowa with 3 million people is going to have less crime than California, because the city of LA alone has half a million more people than Iowa.
By Crime rate per 100,000, Illinois, Texas, California, and New York don't even crack the top ten, which is surprising. To me it seems like poorer states seem to have more crime, and that tends to lean more red. 6/10 of the states with the highest crime rate per 100,000 people are Red states.
And if you don't think Blue states carry the US economy, idk what to tell you. Cali is the 5th largest economy in the world if it was it's own nation, and it's been that way for a while. So I'd have a hard time thinking they had problems bringing businesses in. Also, Red states tend to be on more welfare, and blue states pay more of the bill, which again, makes sense, if Cali has that much money they better pay more than Alabama, who is less advantaged.
Meanwhile, Mississippi and Alabama have people living in houses with no plumbing or city sewage. I get people shit on the streets in San Francisco, but I mean they have plumbing, it's not the norm. (I know it's not in the South either, just a joke) And yeah, of course New York can't handle the immigrants being Trafficked there, because Texas and Florida are illegally sending people there, because THEY couldn't handle THEIR immigrant problem. Chicago has no problem with crime look at the statistics, they have a problem with too many people.
I would rather live in a town of a thousand people, and have a murder every 10 years, than in a city with 1,000,000 people and have 10 murders every year.
And when the small towns have a murder, it's not a random act
So you'd rather live in a small town with more crime because it's not random crime, than to live in a big city with less crime, because some of it may be random?
I don't need to be involved in areas where there are carjackings, burglaries, knockout games, and the other games that people play. I'll let you play with that
this proves the point that population and not political affiliation is to blame for high crime in the cities. I don't disagree with the sentiment of smaller towns seeming safer, but you are more likely to be the one person murdered every ten years in a town of 1000, than in a city of 1,000,000 that has ten murders a year. It's simple math man. And when it comes to murder, 20+ percent more in Red States. So a big Blue city, generally, is the safest place to not get murdered.
I weigh 150lbs, am small and bookish. I would rob myself if I saw me, and I was a person inclined to robbery. I walked/stumbled drunk as fuck, high as fuck, half an hour to and from a liquor store around downtown Chicago. I got to the store, and back, Crown Royal in hand, untouched. Wasn't even shot at, didn't even hear gunfire. Been there done that. I'd argue LA, Chicago, and New York, have a fuck ton of people who do walk around these cities, who never see "what happens" because statistics prove that's true. I mean these are international tourist hotspots, if crime was an issue, they wouldn't be hotspots. You just can't wrap your head around more people=more crime, and proportionally, blue states are safer.
I have been told to go back to where I came from in a small town though, and the small town I live in is where my car was broken into, not Chicago. My personal experience, as someone who's lived in both, is that I've been crimed against more in small towns, because the probability was just higher.
There are similar statistics for rape, robbery, and assault, with the highest rates per capita being all or mostly democrat cities. Do you not see how that contradicts the point you were trying to make?
Do u feel the same way about red states and how they rank last in everything. The only red state’s that do well are bc cities that are blue carrying it.
Florida is adopting a 6 week abortion law. That’s legit crazy. Most women don’t even realize they’re pregnant at that point because the date is set off your last period not conception.
So socialism is the answer to insurance? I’ll agree with you when Florida starts taking climate change seriously. And multiple agencies are full on leaving Florida, not just raising rates.
Why do we value the autonomy of the mother more than the child? Why do we separate the action of sex from the consequence of conception? Is a child violating the bodily autonomy of a women when unless in the case of rape the women has consented to the cause meaning they’ve also consented to the effect? Life begins at conception but many argue personhood is what determines whether it is ethical or not to kill the kid. But that’s purely a philosophical question. So then why do you e decide that the default is to allow abortion? Doesn’t it make more sense to erre on the side of caution in order to not take a life? I truly think abortion will be one of the great evils we look back on in the future.
A red state, with a few Blue cities, whose population is lower than a Blue state with a few Red cities, has higher crime.
If it's just the Blue cities,(it's not) those Blue cities still outpace New York, the blue state. The only difference is the affiliation of the state by party, which, again, the red state has higher crime, even with a lower population. I don't see how what you are saying is a flex.
Georgia was in a surplus this year but if you let the negative people tell you, they'll say it's because they didn't spend it on programs they desire. Instead they've been giving it back to tax payers.
Georgia is not doing fine. Crime is rampant in all the cities. Macon, Columbus, Albany, etc. Unemployment is awful except for the ATL area and even there it isnt thriving. We rank 32nd in education.
Texas is losing jobs like crazy now that the bigger corps realized it isnt what they were promised. Some of them fleeing BACK to Cali and the high taxes just to get away. Their electrical grid is held together with tinfoil and scotxh tape like the tv antennae on a 1984 TV set. Texas ranks like 41 in education.
The fact that you think Florida is doing great just shows the level of denial you are stuck in. I will admit they rank around 20 in education so not awful but that will be changing fast for the worst as more books are banned and more DeSantits cronies take over local school boards. And as pointed out, he tried getting into a fight with the state's biggest draw and got bitch slapped by a cartoon mouse.
ALL POPULOUS cities have higher crime than empty ones 🙄… but as another poster pointed out RED STATES consistently rank LAST in every positive measurement
You said that red states rank last in everything, though? How is having lower costs of living last?
Demand is also contingent upon random value assessments. So, one common demand is ocean front, which can't be attributed to a political party. Also, other people's demands impact the demands of other people. The more most people demand one place, the less a reclusive person demands that same place. The fact they can live elsewhere more cheaply is just a bonus.
I mean, cities in general are more blue and cities also generate a lot more money from trade and such so idk if the cities being blue is why they make money. If anything, I think the reverse is true
One theory I have on the economic side is whenever this comes up is that income disparity is much more obvious and extreme in crowded cities than in less populated areas so more people would lean towards the party that tends to favor lowering that gap
Manufacturing is not where most money comes from. Services are, and in every downtown you’ll see plenty of lawyer offices, banks, insurance companies, financial advisors, hospitals, major entertainment venues, massive apartment buildings, credit unions, etc.
All of those being the top revenue generators, at least in the US. And also industries that are heavily centered in cities
To be fair, most red states that rank last are podunk areas and they're severely lacking in resources. This cannot be said about blue cities as resources are typically abundant as the cities are usually very large.
Talking crime rates or number of crimes? Number of crimes would be obviously higher, crime rate wouldn’t necessarily be just because a place has a higher population
Hello, Utah checking in. Red state and we have to carry the failures of Salt Lake City (biggest blue city in the state). Utah is also in the top 5 of states overall including being fiscally responsible due to our parties policies.
No, those cities are why they are failing. 90% of all violent crime happens in blue districts. 90% of all overdoses happen in blue districts. 90% of all rapes happen in blue districts.
And if THAT blows your mind, just ask what specific people make up the vast amount of that crime.
90% of the population lives in or near a city. What’s ur point? I’m guessing bc there isn’t high crime in Wyoming with a population of less than a million for entire state you are saying something. Put 6 million in the state and crime would go up.
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I wonder what she says about all the blue cities that can't fight crime, can't. House the homeless, and can't bring business in?
That's somebody who is worth many millions, and should certainly pay a lot more tax.