Inner cities have extensive problems with a lack of employment, gangs and violence, etc. What do you think would be a good way to help solve these inner city problems, realistically?
Inner cities have extensive problems with a lack of employment, gangs and violence, etc. What do you think would be a good way to help solve these inner city problems, realistically?
Inner cities have extensive problems with a lack of employment, gangs and violence, etc. What do you think would be a good way to help solve these inner city problems, realistically?
I would use “factory busses”. Company busses would pick up employees at two or three places and take them to the job.
Regarding law and order, more stop and frisk. Most of the troublemakers are on searchable parole or probation. Stay on their asses.
Stop putting all poor people in one area and that problem is solved.
How exactly do we do that? There is segregation because some areas are ****tier/cheaper and that's where poor people go. I certainly don't want the filth living anywhere near me so I'll continue living in areas they can't afford.
I don't consider being poor "filth".... you know anyone can end up poor. Maybe that's part of the problem right there.
Most poor people are poor because they're either stupid or lack self control and are addicts of some kind. Intelligent and well put together people are not living in ghettos. Anyway, you didn't answer my question. How do we do that? Varying costs are why there is so much segregation.
Really so poor people are poor because they want to be.
Inner cities have extensive problems with a lack of employment, gangs and violence, etc. What do you think would be a good way to help solve these inner city problems, realistically?
This is clearly an issue that makes you a bit emotional. First of all, I never said it's because they want to be. I said most of the time it is because they are stupid or have self control issues.
I would end the drug war. I would completely decriminalize all drugs and instead focus on education, prevention and treatment. This would hurt street gangs the same way ending prohibition hurt the mafia.
I would require unemployed single mothers on welfare to work as babysitters in daycare centers. Other single mothers would then be free to look for work because daycare would be extremely cheap.
I would pay poor children bonuses for good grades and attendance.
Once a single mother is on welfare, benefits would not increase if she had more children.
Finally, I agree with the push now to break up large housing complexes and spread them throughout the community.
Lol no emotions involved. But whatever. I'd rather come up with solutions than call people names.
I pointed out why I think your solution is nonsense and you didn't respond. What I said about the poor is true. We live in a sensitive culture so sometimes the truth comes off wrong.
Can you point out where you pointed out my solution as nonsense. Maybe I didn't see it I only remember you saying you didn't want them living next to you or something like that.
Are you serious? Maybe you should try to actually read what people write. Not only did I criticize your nonsense solution, I brought up my criticism again when you ignored it the first time.
I would end the drug war. I would completely decriminalize all drugs and instead focus on education, prevention and treatment. This would hurt street gangs the same way ending prohibition hurt the mafia.
I would require unemployed single mothers on welfare to work as babysitters in daycare centers. Other single mothers would then be free to look for work because daycare would be extremely cheap.
I would pay poor children bonuses for good grades and attendance.
Once a single mother is on welfare, benefits would not increase if she had more children.
Finally, I agree with the push now to break up large housing complexes and spread them throughout the community.
You asked a question I answered it, then you went on to tell me I'm being emotional.
What's your solution?
Other than saying poor are stupid or lack self control. Pointing out what's wrong with sometging is easy finding a way to fix it is usually not.
I'll continue to go by my great grandmother's golden rule "when you point at someone remember there are 4 fingers pouring back at you"
You know what's funny I had a friend a few years back middle class guy. And his attitude was somewhat like yours. He said something similar to you none of those people I don't want them in my area yada yada. I asked him how he knew they weren't already there? If they went to work everyday and a government subsidy was helping them with rent how did he know his next door neighbors weren't one of those people?
He sputtered and saud he knew all his neighbors. So I guess that translates to and I know how all there bills are paid.
There will always be a poor underclass in every society. In America that underclass doesn't go hungry and most of it has access to the internet. All things considered they are doing alright. Something that could help the poverty/crime rate is ending the war on drugs. Putting people behind bars for nonviolent crimes is a bit draconian in my opinion, and ending the war would be a huge hit to the black market. Gangs from here to Mexico would disintegrate, and the youth in poor communities wouldn't so often have their lives ****ed up by early exposure to drugs and drug dealing. We could also introduce universal healthcare like every other first world country on Earth. That would go a long way towards alleviating pressure that poor people deal with. Outside of that I think they just need to suck it up. They have a full belly and a roof over their heads.
My answer is pretty simple desegregate and I'm not talking about by color I'm talking about by class.
Stop putting all poor people in one area and that problem is solved.
Allow people with drug felons the opportunity to actually be able to go to school.
You know it's funny some of the absolute worse inner cities have been changed by gentrification. When people want sometging they sure know how to solve a problem.
Think Harlem NY, Mission Hill MA, 4th ward Georgia.
Chicago is just another city with all the same problems as everywhere else and when people decide they want to change it they will.
Remember we have a drug "crisis" right now although at the same time we have a drug war.
Inner cities have extensive problems with a lack of employment, gangs and violence, etc. What do you think would be a good way to help solve these inner city problems, realistically?
As far as gangs go...I'd declare martial law in the areas that they hang out and move most, not all, of the police force (and if necessary the national guard) into that area to conduct searches and confiscate any gun that is not legally owned and arrest those that have them. Most gang members have a rap sheet. Which generally means that they also are not allowed to own guns. The fact that so many shootings happen in those areas anyways should be enough evidence under martial law to be able to go and search every gang member house in those areas. With a warrant of course. I know...easier said than done.
As for violence outside of the gangs and employment...that is a MUCH harder question to answer. An answer that cannot possibly fill one single post. At least not in detail. Most of the things that I believe would work I've already said before in many threads. For now lets just say that improving education would be a big first step. The why's and hows I'll not get into at this time.
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