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A new study has revealed that half of the people experiencing homeless in Seattle came from outside the area and have no connection to the Emerald City or surrounding area. The Discover Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty noted in its New Approach to Homelessness in Seattle report that the city’s homelessness crisis is the third worst in the nation, adding that the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in King County is at an all-time high and on pace to double in less than three years.
According to the report, “In addition to the tragic negative impact on the lives of those experiencing homelessness, the crisis also impacts the safety and livability of the surrounding community.”
The study used data of Seattle’s population experiencing homelessness who are enrolled in service programs. The information revealed that “half of those experiencing homelessness first experienced homelessness outside of Seattle or King County and have no direct connection to the area.” more here
Same thing in North Maine.
Assholes from Southern Maine bitch because we have a high usage of welfare up here when well over half of those lazy bastards are from southern Maine or the rest of New England.
Rush always said that when govt subsidizes anything that you get more of it.
For the last five plus years Tacoma’s piece of shit Mayor has divided her time between trying to bring Seattle’s rioting and other social pathologies down here and recruiting freeloaders from around the country to move here.
If you build a welfare state… they will come.
Old enough to remember when Oregon was the most consistently Red west coast state and Washington was close behind.
The invasion of New England liberals to California and then North is what caused all of this.
The simplest answer may be to give them their own island country, send all of them (liberals) there.
Venus would be acceptable.
Same in CA.
I looked up homeless rates, CA is the very highest even per capita (not counting DC which is a good 50% higher). My new home state of SC is the second lowest – but keep in mind that the weather here in SC is fairly comparable to CA, yet even states like Minnesota and Alaska are much higher.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/homeless-population-by-state
So it has to be policy. Honestly, I don’t track policy closely – but I do see both government and private organizations mobilizing to take care of homeless people. So there has to be something pulling them to CA.
Probably the free drugs and money. I can’t imagine the violence is a draw.
Here in Maine, if you qualify for any of the many welfare perks, you qualify for them all.
I’ve watch a family that moved here from New Hampshire every day on my way to work.
For the first two weeks there were cars with official state plates visiting, signing them up for the freebies.
@LCD
What part of SC do you live?
And for a conservative still trapped in California, what cities in SC do you recommend? Weather is an important factor for me, Arizona is out-too hot, and Wyomming is out-too cold, I have good things about SC.
Freebies aren’t free, someone has to pay for them, and then the gubmint sticks it to the taxpayers to pay for the freeloaders. A lot of it can be blamed on LBJ and the so-called Great society programs of the 60’s.
Of course, it is policies that attract the homeless; policies of the blue cities make it much more accommodating, and police policies, which have a “hands off/leave them alone” approach. And, leftists make easier marks, who view the homeless as victims of society, whereas conservatives mostly look at them as lazy bums.
Hey Rich – I live in Charleston. I grew up near the beach in CA, so I was focused on coastal areas when I looked to move. Very happy here, but the two negatives are the hot, humid summers and the lack of any elevation whatsoever. An athletic friend commented this morning that he was saving energy for a bridge run later today – the bridge rises 180 feet, and he goes over and back. When I was in CA I did a hike with a 1,200 foot gain in just over a mile!
Greenville might be a nice alternative, in the foothills so there is plenty of mountain activity readily available, but also right off the interstate. And Bluffton is another coastal consideration, essentially a suburb of Savannah, GA.
Duh.
Anyone who ever fed a stray cat can tell you how THAT works…
Just exactly WTF did you think happens when you go posting stuff like this https://iotwreport.com/seattle-and-gomorrah/ where Democrats can see it?