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Short and to the point… #JimChalmersMP is no dunce, he knows this. And it’s a fair guess to say that #AlboPM knows this as well. So, WFT is the govt waiting for? Piss the tax concessions on #CapitalGains and #NegativeGearing right off and FIX THIS. Become legends in your time guys.
This is downright shameful.
#HousingCrisis #UnaffordableHousing
Let me see... #UnaffordableHousing, cuts to #FoodAid and #Medicaid. But hey, #Unhoused folks are the ones responsible for being poor?!! What's next? #SoylentGreen dump trucks to scoop up folks?! #HungerGames? We all know where this way of thinking leads...
#Trump’s #Military #Crackdowns Are Only Going to Get Worse
#LA and #DC are only the beginning, as the president’s team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds
Tricia McLaughlin, #DHS on Faux News: “You look at #LosAngeles, #Chicago, #Boston, and #NewYork — they’re also facing record numbers of homicides and violent crimes. It’s natural for us to look at Washington, D.C. — if we can really clean this up and we can get rid of this plague of crime and violent activity that’s happening in our nation’s capital — could that be a blueprint and a model for other communities around the country? It’s something I think President Trump wouldn’t shy away from. We’ll have to stay tuned.”
By Asawin Suebsaeng, Ryan Bort
August 13, 2025
Excerpt: "Rolling Stone reported in October 2024 that Trump and his team have been plotting a second-term takeover of the D.C. police for a long time — regardless of the actual level of unrest or street crime. The plotting extends far beyond the nation’s capital.
In recent months, according to government officials and other sources with knowledge of the situation, administration staff and lawyers have crafted detailed plans and menus of options for Trump to feed his desire for replicating and proliferating his militarized crackdowns — on #immigrants and #citizens alike — to different Democratic strongholds.
"National Guard troops are already mobilizing in D.C., and Trump has privately said, according to two sources familiar with the matter, that if he sees something that he feels crosses his line (like if street protests in the city grow too big or if he deems them a threat suddenly), he will gladly order larger numbers of troops to nation’s capital, as he did in Los Angeles earlier this year.
"Trump has insisted to administration officials that it’s ridiculous that troops like National Guard members are not allowed to conduct various forms of domestic law enforcement, sources add. The president and his administration to some extent have had their hands tied on this due to the #PosseComitatus Act — which prohibits using the military for domestic law enforcement — though that isn’t stopping them from actively exploring ways around the law. 'There are ways things were done, and that’s not always going to be how they should be done now or tomorrow,' a senior Trump administration official tells Rolling Stone."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7dtjZ
#FascismInTheUSA #TrumpSucks #FashPatel #DHS #NationalGuard #MilitarizedPoliceForce #Fascism #TaxBreaksForTheRich #CutsForThePoor #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol
Trump says homeless should leave D.C. "IMMEDIATELY" — after floating federal takeover of capital
By Joe Walsh
Updated on: August 10, 2025
"The president likely doesn't have the authority to fully federalize the capital city — unless Congress repeals a 1973 law that gave the city's residents the power to elect their own mayor and city council. He can temporarily take over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department if he 'determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes,' but it's not clear that the legal conditions are met."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-homeless-should-leave-d-c-immediately-after-floating-federal-takeover-of-capital/
#IllegalTakeover #Gestapo #Fascism #Authoritarianism #Unhoused #InvestorOwnedHousing #UnaffordableHousing #Inflation #MAGADepression #CharacteristicsOfFascism #FascismInTheUSA #Capitalism #Corporatism
President Trump is hinting at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference on Monday aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."
This article is from 2022, but I'm sure the problem has gotten way worse! Also, any #HUD studies about this have disappeared off of government websites, and of course, #VOA has had their funding cut!
Investors Snap Up Affordable Homes, Especially in Black Neighborhoods
October 15, 2022 6:32 AM
By Dora Mekouar
Excerpt: "The housing situation in Parramore isn’t unique. It’s being repeated in major U.S. cities across the country. More than 13% of all homes sold in 2021 were sold to investors, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). First-time homebuyers are 30% of the market right now. In a healthy market, 40% of buyers are first-time homebuyers, NAR says.
" 'It's been very difficult for homebuyers to find affordable or #StarterHomes. And when they're buying lower cost homes, they're competing with #investors who are coming in with cash offers and that's difficult to compete with,' says Anne Ray, a researcher at the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida.
"It’s a trend that accelerated during the pandemic, according to NAR.
" 'We have seen, during the pandemic especially, that investors, whether it's a mom-and-pop investor or an institutional investor, are coming into the marketplace for rental properties,' says Jessica Lautz, NAR’s vice president of demographics and behavioral insights. 'Investors are jumping into the market understanding there's demand for rental properties and this allows them to actually increase rents and to have this as an investment property that can be income generating.'
"And technology is making it easier for investors to buy affordable homes on a large scale.
" 'I think what's relatively new is these large investors picking up lots of properties and using a lot of automated tools and working at scale to acquire properties,' Ray says. 'That used to be harder to do.'
"When prospective buyers can’t afford to buy, the ripple effect can extend to the rental market.
" 'It also makes it more difficult for other people to find affordable rental housing,' Ray says, 'because people who would have moved on from a rental to an ownership unit are staying in the rental unit.' "
#HousingForAll #Unhoused #AffordableHomes #Racism #UnaffordableHousing #USPol #TrumpSucks #AISucks #CorporateLandlords #Greed
Renting in #Maine is #unaffordable, but it’s the best option in #NewEngland
by Kathleen O'Brien July 23, 2025
"Someone earning minimum wage needs to work 61 hours a week to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment in Maine.
"Maine, like last year, was ranked 26th, which makes it more affordable than any other state in New England. That’s because someone needs to earn $28.42 per hour to afford a two-bedroom unit in Maine — nearly double Maine’s current minimum wage of $14.65 — according to the study."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/NezVH
#UnaffordableHousing #CorporateLandlords #InstitutionalInvestors #InvestorOwnedHousing #Unhoused #PrivateEquityFirms #CorporateCriminals #HousingForAll #LessMallsMoreHousing #LessOfficeSpaceMoreHousing
From Emma Paling at The Maple, a great piece about the challenges of political campaigning and community organizing in condos across Canada: https://www.readthemaple.com/how-canadas-condo-class-has-disrupted-political-organizing/
When I first moved to #PortlandME (back in the late 1990s), it was $750 a month for a three-bedroom apartment in a triple decker building which included a front room (parlor), living room (old dining room), a kitchen, a backroom (pantry), a porch, and basement storage! Now the same unit (assuming one can find one to rent, since many are now condos) would be $4,000 a month! No wonder just about everyone I know has moved away, and the couple friends who are left were able to buy years ago, but are getting priced out because of property taxes (one friend works 2 jobs just to cover their ass, and is thinking about selling).
#UnaffordableHousing #PortlandMaine #Gentrification #GentrificationSucks!
So, in #PortlandMaine, they built a new homeless shelter -- on the outskirts of the city! A location that's hard to get to unless one has a car (I know, I used to live out that way). Don't want all the rich folks who have moved into the city to see all the people that unaffordable housing has displaced!
Concerns rise over safety of unhoused community in Portland after recent deaths
The two men were discovered dead in the woods near a walking path commonly used by those experiencing homelessness in the area.
by Pearl Small, February 11, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine — "Concerns are growing about the safety of Portland's unhoused community—especially during Maine's frigid winter months—after the bodies of two men were discovered along a well-traveled path between a grocery store and the city's new homeless shelter.
"Portland police confirmed that William Liese and Lee Thomas Johnson were found dead Monday morning in a wooded area near Hannaford and the Portland Homeless Services Center (HSC). Their cause and manner of death have not been determined.
"The city had activated its emergency warming center the night before due to the cold temperatures.
"A city spokesperson stated that the HSC had available beds that night and did not turn anyone away. Staff working the warming center at First Parish Church also did not turn anyone away, according to the executive director of Commonspace, the group that runs the center.
"However, Courtney Bass, an advocate for those experiencing homelessness, argued that a warming center should be open 24/7, not just during extreme weather conditions. 'The 15 degrees and/or 10 inches of snow is a huge problem,' Bass said.
"Currently, the city's emergency warming center only opens when temperatures drop to 15 degrees or below, or when snowfall exceeds 10 inches.
"Henry Myer, director of Preble Street's Elena's Way Shelter, acknowledged the challenges the unhoused face, emphasizing that funding is a major barrier to operating shelters and warming centers around the clock.
:"However, Myer pointed to another issue—the location of shelters. The HSC operates 24/7, but it is five miles from many key city resources and can be difficult for individuals to reach if they miss public transportation." [Exactly!!! And do they have bus money? Not to mention there's only one bus that runs out that way!!!]
Read more:
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/concerns-safety-unhoused-community-portland-two-deaths-homelessness/97-bd2b63c4-a37e-4a5e-9d89-b20f6e1ed678
#Unhoused #UnaffordableHousing #PortlandMaine #BellRiots
#AtlantaGeorgia rethinks clearing #HomelessCamps after a man is crushed inside his tent
By JEFF MARTIN
Updated 3:39 PM EST, January 31, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — "Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps after a man was crushed inside a tent as a bulldozer destroyed makeshift homes in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events.
"Cornelius Taylor was living in the camp a few blocks from Ebenezer Baptist Church, the King family’s congregation, where dignitaries gather for each year’s commemorative service. A march was held from downtown to the church that same weekend.
"Now, Taylor’s family is planning a Monday funeral at the same historic church, and then a horse-drawn carriage will carry his coffin to City Hall so that people there 'can see who they killed,' said his sister, Darlene Chaney.
"The U.S. Supreme Court [#SCOTUS] ruled last year that cities across the country can enforce bans on homeless camping. But clearing the camps — as #NewOrleans did ahead of Taylor Swift’s concerts there — remains controversial."
Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/homeless-atlanta-ebenezer-mlk-ff421e31ebc13dc53919190074931c42
#USPol #SoaringRents #UnaffordableHousing #AffordableHousing #HousingForAll #EvictTheRich #TinyHouses #Unhoused #EmptyOfficeBuildings #EmptyMalls #NoExcuse!
Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps. That comes after a man in a tent was killed as a city crew's bulldozer destroyed the encampment. A city spokeswoman says the tents were being swept from an area several blocks away from the Ebenezer Baptist Church in preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events. A lawyer for Cornelius Taylor's family says the heavy equipment crushed his organs. Taylor's family hopes his death can lead to positive changes as cities struggle with growing homeless populations. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says his death shows the need to reexamine city policies. A Monday funeral is planned.
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