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| Austin's Revolt against a Homelessness Surge |
| 2021-05-25 |
| [NATIONALREVIEW] Austin, Texas, enjoys a well-deserved image as a cool and rapidly growing city, with great food, nightlife, a booming tech industry, the University of Texas, and major events such as Austin City Limits music festival, South by Southwest, and Formula 1. But over the past two years it has gained a new reputation: a city with a homelessness crisis, fueled by a misbegotten "camping" policy. On July 1, 2019, a public-camping ordinance took effect that made unregulated, open public camping lawful in nearly all public spaces in Austin. The consequences were profound immediately. Homeless shelters emptied, homeless individuals began traveling to Austin, major intersections had large encampments form, and even Town Lake, among the most beautiful and cherished areas of our city, became overrun with tents and makeshift encampments. Austin incentivized vagrancy as a lifestyle choice and did nothing to prepare for the consequences of the policy shift. The two of us do not agree on national politics whatsoever, but when we met about two years ago, we quickly realized that citizen-led grassroots activism would be the only way that we could save Austin from becoming a failed city like Los Angeles or the Socialist paradise of San Francisco ...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964... Related: Austin: 2021-05-24 17 shot in 5 hours overnight in Chicago, shootings now up 36% over last year Austin: 2021-05-19 Israel seeks to kill Dief, strike Hamas as world pushes for ceasefire Austin: 2021-05-19 Purge at the Pentagon: Outrage as Defense Secretary's woke race adviser plans trawl of military personnel's social media for 'extremist and concerning behavior' - using private company to circumvent the First Amendment |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The people in Austin are hostile to the industry I'm in and therefore my ability to make a living. But suuuuuure, they have a right to their dumbass neo-bourgeoisieshevik lifestyle. &*(& that U&*(& |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2021-05-25 11:37 |
| #3 You do get more of what you subsidize... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-05-25 09:18 |
| #2 FREE FENTYNAL! |
| Posted by: Sluse Grealet9429 2021-05-25 08:32 |
| #1 Make Austin upscale again. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-05-25 07:59 |