Gov. Inslee's $800M plan to tackle homelessness said to be a waste, top GOP lawmakers say

[Sherman A1]

SEATTLE (KOMO) — One day after Gov. Jay Inslee announced some details of his ambitious $800 million plan to address homelessness in Washington state, several Republican lawmakers said Friday that the proposal is a waste of taxpayers' dollars and will spawn more bureaucracy.

That has led some lawmakers to say they have no plans to back the proposal in its current form. Some lawmakers said until the governor provides more clarity and certain revisions, the bill won’t go anywhere in the state legislature.

The bill is currently being debated in the state Senate, and there will also be action in the House but it could be a few more weeks until the bill's outcome is known.

“We’ve been throwing billions and billions of dollars at the problem, and it’s gotten worse," said state Sen. Chris Gildon, a Republican. "There’s this fear that we are going to create another governmental organization that’s going to be ineffective.”

https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/gov-inslees-800m-plan-to-tackle-homelessness-said-to-be-a-waste-top-gop-lawmakers-say

[Turbineguy]

1. Of course

they have no ideas themselves, but in typical republican fashion, doing nothing is better than trying.

Here's a republican idea! Give the money to the rich!

[Aristus]

2. Well, the Republicans oppose an increase in the minimum wage,

and would likely oppose restoration of funding for state-run mental hospitals; two things which would go a long way to putting an end to the homeless encampments they hate so much.

But you can't expect Republicans to do sensible things. They haven't for many decades now...