Is Local Govt Responsible For Lower Property Values …155

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I’m not a heavy political person, but I’m quite concerned about the homeless and how it can lower property values. Want to go over this article and see if there is something we can glean from it.

Thoughts/Questions

1. What is the thought process that allows homeless on the streets and on corners? This isn’t something that was widely accepted when I was growing up but seems to be everywhere now.

a. How is it ok for anyone to be living and begging on the streets? It’s not safe for anyone.
b. How is not doing anything about the problem not causing additional ones?
c. What should be done about this issue?

2. Lately, I’ve seen new “coordinator” positions for the homeless. These people get paid many thousands of dollars to dole out funds for the homeless. Does this actually help the homeless? A liaison? What is the motivation to solve this issue when it becomes an entrenched part of government to support employment positions….it appears to be a way to get more $$ into the pockets of the politically well connected?

3. What are we to expect of our local government? Is the safety of the citizenry the top of this list? It can’t possibly be with homeless camps.

3. What are these “common sense” approaches the spokesperson was talking about? In my thoughts, I see a homeless person being asked to leave, and if they do not do so, ticketed. Now, are they every going to be able to pay the ticket? No, they don’t even have an address. But you are trying to apply logic to an illogical situation and it doesn’t work. It’s not common sense to know what to do with the homeless. If it were, it would already be done.

4. From my time in Detroit, I sort of realized that we live in a pretty lawless society…that your real quality of life is very much affected by the people in your community. Laws appear to be a terribly ineffective deterrent to crime. It would appear that people either choose to commit crimes or not, but it has nothing to do with the law. That’s why I don’t see a reason to strengthen laws already on the books…it would seem the political class doesn’t have the fortitude to enforce the laws we have.

5. Does the government have a responsibility to protect property values? It would seem so. The government seems to happily dole out huge sums of cash for infrastructure, roads, bridges, etc. All of these things could help property values. It would also seem that higher property values would raise the taxable base…more money for politicians to dole out to their favored status groups. So why is this particular homeless situation been allowed to occur? Is there more money earmarked for homeless higher than what politicians could receive if they just took care of the infrastructure and property values rose naturally?

6. The discourse in the chat is enlightening. It runs the gamut.
a. Offense: Someone has been to Afghanistan and it isn’t as bad as Salt Lake City
b. Finger Wagging: What would Jesus do?
c. Blame the democrats
d. Spend more money/Spend less money

Bottom line: Yes, homelessness is a problem. I believe municipalities have a responsibility to protect their citizens and their property values first, and then they also have a responsibility to try and help those less fortunate…but it should NEVER be to the detriment of those citizens currently living in their community responsibly.

Sources: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/9/14/22674150/salt-lake-city-is-no-gotham-city-but-business-coalition-says-crime-camping-needs-stop-pioneer-park

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