auragin_boi Member since Aug 01st 2003 20939 posts
Tue Mar-03-20 09:23 AM
10. "I agree, you expanded my thoughts exactly" In response to In response to 9
And we all know, if there was a unison effort that said "our communities need more resources" it'd be ignored.
-Why would they facilitate better infrastructure services to clean the neighborhoods? -Why would they allow the property values to soar? -Why would they invest in providing 'rich suburb' type education in these areas? -Why would they actively provide education and resources to entrepreneurs in these communities to create business havens for the community so that local dollars stay mostly local (like providing residency requirements to receive the resources)? -Why would they actively provide after school programs that community children can grow from (STEM clubs-Robotics and Coding, sports, sports medicine, music/arts, reading/book clubs, counseling/mental health, etc)? -Why would they evaluate how we distribute tax resources state wide instead of per city/village/town? -Why would they focus on more intelligent and community supportive/supported crime fighting methods?
Nah, criminalizing the poor and sending fathers and mothers to jail to leave behind children without guidance and now even more limited resources who'll just repeat the vicious cycle is the solution.