GOP senators: Help the private sector tackle homelessness
OLYMPIA, Feb. 27, 2020 — Good morning. It’s the eve of another cutoff.
Policy bills from one chamber need to move out of a committee in the opposite chamber by 5 p.m. Friday or they are done for the session. Or at least that’s what they tell us. This helps explains the lengthy agendas and intense conversations as lawmakers strive to keep their legislative dreams alive.
• How lawmakers address the challenges of an increasing number of homeless people and an inadequate supply of affordable housing will be a hallmark of the session. Supplemental budgets in the House and Senate each steer more than $100 million in new spending on these issues.
On Wednesday, Republican senators held a news conference to say the Democrats’ approach — putting many additional dollars into existing government-run or -subsidized programs — won’t improve the situation. They called for giving the private sector greater encouragement to build by reducing regulatory barriers.
“We are not going to subsidize ourselves out of this situation,” said Sen. Hans Zeiger. “We are not going to regulate ourselves out of this situation.”
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Well I'll give you two ways the private sector could help.
1. Pay a livable wage.
2. The construction industry can start building some entry level housing. Pretty much all you see is upscale housing being built.
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Do away with all those pesky safety regulations so they can slap up some real shoddy unsafe buildings! It’s just for poor people! Hey they should be grateful they get to move out of their cardboard boxes!
I’ve never heard such an arrogant, condescending, bunch of claptrap in my life.
